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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 08-03-30The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>CONTENTS[01] Few Days prior to NATO SummitSkopje Issue at Crucial Stage30 Mar 2008 11:22:00 Sources: ÍÅÔ-ÍÅÔ 105.8-ÁNA Negotiations on FYROM name issue are continuing with time limit for the resolution of the issue is getting tighter as the NATO Summit is being held on Wednesday, in Bucharest. Greece has stressed that it will only agree to a mutually acceptable title for all uses and that no solution means no invitation to the neighbour country to join NATO alliance. From Slovenia, where she is attending the informal EU Foreign Ministers Council, Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyianni stated that it is somewhat difficult to resolve the name issue till the NATO Summit, however, adding that Greece will continue negotiations in good willingness till the achievement of a mutually acceptable solution. In reference to UN special envoy, Mathew Nimitz latest proposal, Mrs. Bakoyianni characteristically said "there are no final proposals in diplomacy but we wish for final solutions" while she underlined "the target is not NATO enlargement for the sake of enlargement but allied relations built on firm ground". In an interview with "Ethnos tis Kyriakis" newspaper, the Greek Foreign Minister stressed that time pressure can not lead us to agree to proposals in the form of ultimatums while she did not rule out US President, George Bush intervention at the NATO Summit. On his part, Defense Minister, Baggelis Meimarakis told "Kyriakatiki Eleftherotipia" newspaper that there is time for solution of FYROM name issue after the NATO Summit in Bucharest. In the meantime, Skopje political leadership positions appear contradictory. On the one hand, Skopjan Foreign Minister, Antonio Milososky described Nimitz proposal as final and interpreted Greeces refusal to agree with the proposal as an effort to prevent NATOs enlargement, on the other hand Prime-minister, Nikola Gruevski party is promoting the holding of referendum to respond to Nimitz proposal. Translated by Chrisanthi Sarantis The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |