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The parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) passed an amendment to the constitution on Friday to rename the country "Republic of North Macedonia," in line with an agreement with Greece to put an end to a 27-year-old dispute.

The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Tuesday said it remains "strongly committed" to implementing the name accord it signed with Greece in June, while pledging to avoid any interference in the country's internal affairs.

As a referendum on changing the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia attracted a low turnout on Sunday night, the prospects for the so-called Prespes deal between Athens and Skopje, and for the FYROM government, appeared unclear. 

The FYROM government is determined to win the 30 September referendum on the Prespes agreement, the country's foreign minister has told the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee in Brussels.

Nikolai Dimitrov told MEPs that there were many compromises had to be made before the final wording of Prespes agreement could be agreed on.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt reiterated his country's support for Greece's economic recovery, saying it all depends on the decisions of the Greek government, in comments to journalists after a speech at the Greek Investment RoadShow 2018 in New York on Tuesday.

The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set in motion Monday the process of ratifying a pending agreement to change the country's name to "North Macedonia" in hopes of ending a bitter 27-year dispute with southern neighbor Greece.

A United Nations envoy has started talks with the leadership of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over ending a long-running dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.

Matthew Nimetz met FYROM's president Gjorge Ivanov in Skopje on Thursday and will also see government officials and party leaders.

The deputy prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is visiting Greece in an effort to resolve a long-standing dispute over the tiny Balkan republic's name that has blocked its membership of NATO and closer integration with the European Union.

The parliament of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) voted in principle the bill to expand the use of the Albanian language.

In favour of the bill voted 66 MPs (coming from the ruling Social Democratic Union/SDSM of Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti’s DUI) while 41 MPs voted against (coming from VMRO-DPMNE’s main opposition party, Nikola Gruevski).