Matthew Nimetz

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...

UN mediator for the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM has indicated that the term Macedonia will be included in the discussions kicking-off on Wednesday in New York. In an interview with Thanasis Tsitsas of Greece's Antenna TV, Matthew Nimetz said...

    The UN Special Representative for the name dispute between Greece and FYROM has said that there is positive momentum in ongoing talks. Speaking to Greek public broadcaster ERT, U.S. diplomat Matthew Nimetz welcomed a lack of provocative rhetoric by the...

Greece and FYROM have agreed to form working groups led by foreign ministers to hold talks on a solution to the 25-year dispute over the name of the ex-Yugoslav republic, according to FYROM Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Success in resolving...

It's not the first time Defence Minister and junior government coalition partner Panos Kammenos has publicly disagreed with his PM, but at a crucial time for the coalition, a potential rift between the two partners could become an issue. During...

"Athens and Skopje have an excellent opportunity to solve the name issue in 2018" US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee said. Speaking to the Athens Macedonian News Agency, he called on Greece and FYROM...

The UN Special Representative for the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM, Matthew Nimetz, said that the issue "can and should be resolved" next year after the parties met for the first time in three years in Brussels. Greece objects...

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...

A United Nations’ special envoy says he is “encouraged” by the stance of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) new government toward resolving its long-running dispute with Greece over the country's name. Matthew Nimetz met in Skopje with FYROM...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday two important meetings on the refugee issue have been planned for April 14 and April 21-22 in Thessaloniki, with the participation of neighboring countries. Speaking during a briefing of the press, Kotzias...