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UN Special Envoy Matthew Nimetz Welcomes Greece-FYROM Deal
US Special Envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz warmly welcomed the agreement between Greece and FYROM on Tuesday, and called the decision "a mutually beneficial solution for the broader region."
"I warmly welcome the announcement by Prime Ministers (Alexis)...
Greece
Matthew Nimetz: I Think There Is a New Impetus on the Naming Dispute
Resolving its naming dispute is high on the agenda of FYROM's government and therefore there is a "new impetus" in the effort for resolving the issue, Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations Special Representative for the naming dispute between Greece...
Greece
UN Mediator Matthew Nimetz Visits Athens
The UN Mediator on the name dispute between Greece and FYROM, Matthew Nimetz, is visiting Athens today after having visited the neighboring country involved in the dispute.
At 13:30 the UN representative will have a lunch meeting with the Greek...
Diplomacy
If FYROM Rejects Agreement, Another 25 Years May Be Needed to Find a Compromise, Un's Nimetz Warns
Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations Special Representative for the naming dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia expressed his fears that if FYROM rejects the Prespa Agreement either in the Referendum of September 30, or in...
Greece
Nimetz Praises Latest 'Macedonia' Dispute Talks
UN special representative on the FYROM name issue Matthew Nimetz expressed optimism after talks between Greece and Skopje in Vienna on Friday, saying that progress had been made on all fronts.
In statements after meetings between the two foreign ministers,...
Diplomacy
Time Not on Our Side on Greece-FYROM Name Dispute Talks, Nimetz says
Time is not on our side on talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter's name, said UN mediator Matthew Nimetz.
The UN official spoke to Euronews after individual talks with the foreign ministers of...
Greece
Athens Has Not Denied 'Macedonians' Identity' Says Nimetz
UN mediator Matthew Nimetz said Thursday he had not heard any sources in Athens "denying the identity of the Macedonian people".
He was speaking in Skopje after a meeting with FYROM Foreign Minister Nikolay Dimitrov who had said: "No one can deprive...
Greece
Nimetz: No Breakthrough in FYROM Name Talks
No breakthroughs were achieved on Wednesday's first meeting between the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy Matthew Nimetz and the representatives of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in New York, to discuss the decades-old name dispute, the...
Greece
Nimetz Tries Again To Settle FYROM Name Fight
United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz is to visit Athens and Skopje at the beginning of July to try yet again to settle a dispute over what to call the Former Yugoslav Republic of Yugoslavia (FYROM), which identifies itself as...
Greece
Nimetz Pushes New FYROM Name Plan
United Nations special envoy Matthew Nimetz said a new name is on the table for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to be discussed although initial reports said that Greece isn’t happy about it.
Nimetz met with negotiators from...
Greece
Greek and FYROM Officials to Meet with UN Mediator Nimetz in NY
Ambassador Nimetz will initially meet with both countries' representatives separately and will seek to develop a mutually acceptable approach to re-invigorate the talks and to make meaningful progress toward resolving the 'name' issue, UN press service said on Tuesday.
The...
Diplomacy
UN Receives North Macedonian Name Change Notification
The United Nations announced on Thursday that its Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, received the official notification of the ratification of the Prespa Agreement on February 12, 2019.
The UN notes that the Prespa Agreement, among other things, expresses the concord between...
Greece
Greek Parliament Approves Prespa Accord
Greek lawmakers approved the Prespa Accord after a heated debate on Friday, ending a decades-old dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
153 M.P.'s out of 300 voted in favor the agreement. There were 146 who voted against,...
Diplomacy
Greece, FYROM Sign 'Historic' Deal to End Name Dispute (photos)
Greece and FYROM signed a landmark agreement on Sunday towards resolving a long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, after the government in Athens survived a no-confidence vote on Saturday.
The Greek and FYROM foreign ministers, Nikos...
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FYROM to Host 'Macedonia' Deal-Signing Ceremony with Greece
The signing ceremony for the historic agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the naming dispute will be held north of the border, according to Greek media reports.
Greece's Kathimerini newspaper reports the ceremony will take...