Name Issue: Intense Deliberations
Posted by evdomada on April 7, 2008
After the Greek veto in Bucharest Athens states that it is ready for a new round of deliberations with Skopje in the framework of EU. The Prime Minister Mr. Kostas Karamanlis will brief the President of Republic on the outcome of Bucharest and for the new movements of the Greek diplomacy.
Greece does not crow over. On the contrary, it addresses the neighboring country and is asking for a new round of talks in order to resolve the issue, Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis states in her interview in Eleftheros Typos newspaper and adds that after the finding of a mutually accepted solution Skopje will enter NATO having Greece’s full support. In addition, Mrs. Bakoyiannis estimates that the two countries will go through a phase of tension, making clear that she respects people’s feelings.
Talking to ANT 1 radio station, she expressed her country’s will for an immediate re start of discussions on the name issue.
Diplomatic war on Skopje has not been decided yet PASOK president Mr. Giorogos Papandreou said in his interview in Kathimerini tis Kyriakis newspaper pronouncing at the same time his party’s participation in the handling of the problem.
General Secretary of ND Civil Planning Mr. Nikos Karachalios, speaking to NET 105,8 radio station stressed that EU and US are moving towards the wrong direction noting that decisions have been already taken. In parallel, he branded the name issue a big problem for the wider area and Greece. He said that our country will express its position with collectedness.
Our neighboring country is trying to preserve its balance between intransigence and collectedness. After its meeting with George Bush in Croatia, Skopje leadership announced that next week intense deliberations will start targeting at the finding of an appropriate solution as soon as possible.
FYROM Leadership Starts Deliberations on Name Issue
FYROM leadership will start next week deliberations for the finding of an appropriate solution in the name issue as soon as possible Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski said after the meeting he had in Zagreb with US president Mr. George Bush. Mr. Bush attended yesterday a working lunch in the Croatian capital with the 3 countries (Croatia, Albania and FYROM) that signed the “Adriatic Charter” having the support of US. Mr. Crvenkovski and Cruevski reported that US remain an important supporter of FYROM’s entrance in NATO and added that they have briefed Mr. Bush and US FM Condoleezza Rice on the issue.
As Mr. Crvenkovski said he will take the initiative and will invite the leaders of the biggest FYROM political parties to meet in the following week. He agreed that there is the necessity for immediate talks in order for decisions to be taken. “Certainly Macedonia has the power and will to succeed. Some times only time is important. The next days are not appropriate for a decision to be taken. We must calm down the feeling and the shock we went through in Bucharest first” he said. He also stressed that feelings must not prevail and must not be followed by rush decisions which will put in danger FYROM’s Euro Atlantic prospective.
Translated by Sofia Gartziou
Source: news.ert.gr
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