A Brussels-based journalist from Greece’s Star Channel has revealed that, according to her sources inside the negotiations headed by U.N. Negotiator Matthew Nimitz, the name “New Macedonia” has been agreed on by both sides.
Greece and the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia have been embroiled in a dispute for a quarter of a century over the name “Republic of Macedonia,” which the country chose to name itself after the break up of Yugoslavia.
The dispute created issues for the landlocked nation on Greece’s northern border, which was prohibited from various sporting and cultural competitions, as well as entry into international bodies like NATO and the European Union.
The new country got into the UN by agreeing to be called The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for all official purposes, but this was not intended to be a permanent solution to the problem, and created a new set of difficulties.
Since the Clinton Administration, Matthew Nimitz has been the American diplomat trying to bring both sides to the bargaining table— without any success.
Talks repeatedly broke down with various governments on both sides, including tough nationalists in FYROM who erected statues of Alexander the Great and his father Prince Phillip of Macedonia, and changed the name of the capital city’s airport to Alexander the Great International Airport, angering the Greek side.
If the Greek journalist’s reports are true, which claim that both sides have agreed on the name “New Macedonia,” it would be the end of one of the world’s longest international diplomatic disputes.
Watch the complete video below from Star Channel’s news report.
https://youtu.be/wvDIj1Gstkc
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What a surprise. Greek Marxists considering recognizing Skopians as “Macedonians”. This is exactly what these appeasing far leftist morons did during the Greek civil war… when they ended up murdering thousands of Greeks on behalf of Skopians and communist tyrants like Stalin and TIto (what these far leftists idiots framed as “democracy” and “human rights” at the time)
If any Greek leftist supports we call Skopjian irredentists “Macedonians” in any shape or form… we should once again consider it treason. If they set foot in Greece they should be arrested and literally be put on trial for colluding with the enemy. If the leftists or the foreign funded “Human rights” organizations that ridiculously called them “Macedonians” protest… point these pretentious unaccountable holier-than-thou antihellenic bigots to their years of unethically evasions over now obvious Skopian irredentism.
Fake story. Fabricated journalism. Greece does not negotiate its history with a nation of albanians, turks, vlachs, roma and bulgarian speaking slavs. Their is no and will never be a new macedonia. there is only one macedonia and its 100% greek and always will be. Tito is dead and has rotted away. Its time that these historically delusional slavs of Fyrom to take up the offer of Bulgarian citizenship and return to their slavic roots. 10% of these bulgarian speaking slavs already have Bulgarian passports. Try and avoid printing crap. Do not encourage these slavs. They have already had their brains fried by Gruevski.
@ELEFTERIOS
I’m not so sure its fake. Greek leftists committed treason during the civil war over this issue. Far leftist fanatics literally… literally.. murdering Greeks for communism and Skopians between 1944-48. Treason is hardwired into the ideological DNA of the proudly anti-nationalists leftists. These “Greeks’ are Greeks in name alone. If push comes to shove a “Greek” leftists loyalties are first and foremost to their leftist ideology not Hellenism. So it’s not beyond the leftists to commit treason again. Even today virtually to a man any Greek that treasonously calls Slavs “ethnic” Macedonians… leftists.
I’m dead serious when I say if Greek leftists start calling them “Macedonians” on national level we should prepare to go war them. Like the civil war, I would support a war with “Greek” leftists before calling a Skopian “Macedonian”.
Tito is rotting away,Yep and what is Alexander The Great doing these days?
New Macedonia has been agreed.
You wouldn’t dare to start a war with MACEDONIA.
The only Ally you would have is Serbia and we saw what support you gave them during the Civil War .Zero.
Whilst Croatia,Albania,and Turkey would snap your broke ass country into 2.Not forgetting the Russians.
Now go and get another loan.
. You are real brave with your words over you mommy’s internet connection Andi.
Sorry. Macedonia is in Greece… not in Skopje. Not the fault of Greeks that masses of Greek hating morons confused ancient paeonia with Macedonia. Nor is it the fault of Greek hating racist morons like you ridiculously claimed Slavs “ethnic” Macedonians.
The Marxist buffoons currently running Greece can treasonously agree to whatever they wish. Millions of Greeks will ignore them.
IF THE TSIPRAS COMMIE GIVES THEM THE NAMe MACEDONIA THEN HE SHOULD BE HANG IN THE OMONOIA SQU ARE.
I ditto this. If “Greek” leftists agree to call the irredentist Slavs “Macedonia” they should be put on trial for treason and we should immediately withdraw from any agreement they made.
Andy, you’re either a 50yo sheep of television and propaganda, either a 14 year old kid if you really believe those things