Nikola Dimitrov

The foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) said on Thursday those who support the agreement signed with Greece to resolve the 27-year-old name dispute are "on the right side of history."

Speaking to French news agency AFP, Nikola Dimitrov said even those who protest against the Prespes accord today will eventually change their minds.

Turkey is looking forward to welcoming the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into the NATO family, "without further delay," following the ratification of the name deal with Greece, and recognizes the Balkan nation by its constitutional name, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

Macedonia's Foreign Ministry on Monday said it has received "assurance" from Greece that the government of Alexis Tsipras, which faces a confidence vote this week, will push through ratification of the historic "name" agreement in parliament.

Nikola Dimitrov, foreign minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, told a press conference in the capital Skopje Sunday that he has been "assured" by Greek Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos that Athens remains "strongly committed" to completing its part of the name deal, the resignation of junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos notwithstanding.

The foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, said the Balkan country was "making history" after lawmakers on Friday ratified a name-change deal signed with Greece in June.

The foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, on Saturday expressed his confidence that the approval of the contentious Prespes name deal, signed with Greece in June, is within reach, with a discussion in FYROM's Parliament to begin on December 1.

On Thursday and Friday, 22 and 23 November, the Fourth Ministerial Meeting between Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was held in Thessaloniki. Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Economy and Development of the countries took part, reports European Western Balkans. 

Macedonia will send Hungary a formal extradition request for the runaway former prime minister Nikola Gruevski in the next few days, government spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski said on Thursday.

In an indication of the difficulties surrounding the ratification of the name deal by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), its foreign minister said on Monday that the result of this Sunday's referendum in the Balkan nation is not necessarily binding.

A US State Department official offered "heartfelt and profound" support to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Thursday ahead of a key referendum on changing its name that could clear the way for the former Yugoslav republic's NATO accession.