Greek FM defends FYROM name deal

What Greece has gained from June's name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is that the Balkan country will no longer be widely referred to as "Macedonia" but will instead be called "North Macedonia," Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday in defense of the agreement.

"Many of my colleague pretend that they haven't been calling it 'Macedonia' these past 15 years. Thanks to our government, it will be called 'North Macedonia' by the Americans as well. That is why we argue that we got the name back rather than giving it away as some say," Kotzias told Real FM radio.

"Three-fourths of the world has unfortunately recognized the neighboring country as 'Macedonia' and fortunately with this deal it will become 'North Macedonia," Kotzias stressed, citing the example of America, which does not use the official name Former Yugoslav Republic of...