Macedonia changes name to Republic of North Macedonia, resolving 27-year dispute with Greece
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Greece has reached a deal with its northern neighbor Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic.
Macedonia has agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… it's taken quite some time to reach a consensus…
It certainly has Mark… 27 years to be exact…
During that time there have been a number of UN-mediated talks as well as many protests.
Since Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece has feared its neighbor could make territorial claims on its northern region of Macedonia - the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
Greece had also vetoed its neighbor's bid to join NATO and the EU.
Under Tuesday's historic deal, the country known at the UN as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be named Severna Makedonija, or Republic of North Macedonia.
If the name change is approved by the Macedonian people and the parliaments of both nations, then it would pave the way for the tiny Balkan nation's eventual NATO and EU memberships.
Greece has reached a deal with its northern neighbor Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic.
Macedonia has agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… it's taken quite some time to reach a consensus…
It certainly has Mark… 27 years to be exact…
During that time there have been a number of UN-mediated talks as well as many protests.
Since Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece has feared its neighbor could make territorial claims on its northern region of Macedonia - the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
Greece had also vetoed its neighbor's bid to join NATO and the EU.
Under Tuesday's historic deal, the country known at the UN as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be named Severna Makedonija, or Republic of North Macedonia.
If the name change is approved by the Macedonian people and the parliaments of both nations, then it would pave the way for the tiny Balkan nation's eventual NATO and EU memberships.