UN envoy in the name dispute Matthew Nimetz is scheduled to visit Macedonia on Thursday, presenting ideas for the problem’s overcoming to the country’s top officials.
On Wednesday, Nimetz met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos in Athens, saying the government wanted a name row settlement with profound sincerity.
Nimetz voiced satisfaction with the meeting being attended by Samaras and with having a “brief but intensive discussion”. The envoy said he presented several ideas, which had been discussed “in detail”.
“I don’t like using the word proposal, I prefer to use ideas that were discussed in November in New York. I’ve presented some of my considerations here. I’ll do the same in Skopje to see if we can bring our positions closer,” Nimetz said.
The senior diplomat said he couldn’t disclose what he had presented reiterating that a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue was being sought. Nimetz said he was convinced that “discussions could be accelerated in reaching some kind of solution.”