Athens, Skopje agree new name for Macedonia: Tsipras

Athens, Jun 12 (AFP) Athens and Skopje have agreed on a new name for Macedonia to end a 27-year dispute, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said today."We have reached an accord, a good accord that c

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Published: June 12, 2018, 10:39 PM IST
Athens, Skopje agree new name for Macedonia: Tsipras

Athens, Jun 12 (AFP) Athens and Skopje have agreed on a new name for Macedonia to end a 27-year dispute, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said today.

“We have reached an accord, a good accord that covers all the conditions set by Greece,” Tsipras said in televised comments.

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He said Macedonia would take a new “compound name with a geographical denominator”. (AFP) KIS KIS

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