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Zaev Reveals 'Four Options' for New FYROM Name


FYROM premier Zoran Zaev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (file photo)

The leader of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Tuesday outlined four new names for the country he claims are on the talks table with Greece.
They are: Republic of North Macedonia; Republic of Upper Macedonia; Republic of Vardar Macedonia; and Republic of Macedonia (Skopje).
In an interview with Reuters, Zoran Zaev also said his country was open to amending parts of its constitution — a key demand by Athens — but did not suggest wholesale changes were possible.
Speaking on London at a summit about the Western Balkan states, Zaev was quoted by Reuters as saying:
“They (Greece) don’t have a region of the Republic of Macedonia, they are the republic of Greece. And inside (our country) how we use it to communicate, from ministries to municipalities and other institutions, is really our right and doesn’t have implications for anybody.”
Greece’s northern neighbor is hoping the long-running name dispute can be resolved by the summer ahead of EU and NATO summits.
Skopje’s membership of both bodies is currently vetoed by Greece, unhappy at what it sees as the expropriation of its culture and identity by the government in Skopje.

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