Seven point proposal on the table for FYROM name talks

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reportedly received a proposal last week for an agreement in the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that reliable sources say is comprehensive.

The proposal reportedly includes the seven points Greece and FYROM are currently negotiating, as well as Skopje's course to membership in international organizations. The same sources said that the proposal will either be accepted in its entirety or scrapped.

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said last week that convergence had been achieved on three of the seven points the two countries are currently negotiating.

These points include FYROM's name and its uses, its language as well as its national identity.

Skopje has repeatedly stated that its identity and language are "non-negotiable," as confirmed in recent comments made by Zaev, who said...