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Albanians push FYROM to fix name with Greece
Macedonia’s ethnic Albanians are urging the government to reach a deal with Greece over the name issue that has dogged the two neighbors for the past 18 years, local media reported. The ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), a junior partner in the coalition government, has set a deadline for its senior ethnic partner,... »
Greece invited to FYROM talks
Macedonian President George Ivanov Wednesday invited his Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, to make a first official visit for talks to resolve an 18-year dispute with Greece over his country’s name. “In relations between Macedonia and Greece, there are more things that link us and get us closer to each other than those that divide us,”... »
EU moves policy on FYROM, Kosovo
The European Commission proposed Wednesday to launch a process aimed at allowing people in Kosovo to travel to the E.U. without visas, and lay the foundations for a trade agreement. Also today, the European Commission Wednesday recommended that negotiations begin with Macedonia on joining the club of European Union countries, almost four years after it... »
VISA card offer upsets Greeks
A VISA affinity card promoted by a group called United Macedonian Diaspora Fund (UMD) is deeply offending ethnic Greeks because the card uses the Star of Vergina, a Hellenic symbol from the ancient Greece. “The United Macedonian Diaspora UMD a Washington DC-based lobby promoting false historical revisionism,” says a statement of the Cyprus Action... »
FYROMs Kosovo recognition to keep peace, Thaci
The so-called prime minister of Kosovo, Thaci said that recognition of Kosovo by the FYR of Macedonia is in mutual interest because it would preserve peace in that state. “This recognition will be in the interest of both countries and peoples. It is important because recognition will further develop our cooperation, and will open up... »
Albania, Macedonia applaud arrest of Karadzic
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:58 PM TIRANA, Jul 22, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) — The governments of Albania and Macedonia applauded on Tuesday the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian Serb leader hunted by a tribunal in The Hague. “The arrest of one of the most brutal figures of Serbia’s ultranationalism and the culprit... »
FYROM for Belgrade to take part in demarcation process
Spokesperson of the Macedonian foreign ministry, Petar Culev, says that after his government received a note of protest from Serbia over the start of border demarcation between Macedonia and Kosovo, the Macedonian ministry has nothing against Serbia taking part in the demarcation process if it manages to reach an agreement with UNMIK and Kosovo... »
