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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is closer than any time in the last decade to settling a long-standing dispute over its name with Greece which has thwarted Skopje's ambitions to join NATO and the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.

Authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have taken down a street sign pointing to the capital's "Alexander the Great" airport.

President Rumen Radev met with Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov.

This is the first state visit since the entry into force of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborhood and Cooperation between the two countries.

The official welcoming ceremony took place at Villa ,,Vodno'' Residence.

Turkey supports the accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO. This was stated by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım during today's meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who is on an official visit to Ankara, reported BNT. 

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said the door is “always open to Turkish businesses,” which can invest in parts of the country tax-free for 10 years. 

LJUBLJANA - The fourth joint session of the governments of Serbia and Slovenia was held at Brdo pri Kranju Thursday.

FYROM (Macedonia) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev took a big step Wednesday in resolving a longtime dispute with neighboring Greece over the name Macedonia.

Zaev said his country would change the name of Alexander the Great Airport in the capital, Skopje.

The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev is good news in terms of solving the name row, European Union ambassador to Skopje Samuel Zbogar told reporters on Thursday.

Amid rising tensions in both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over United Nations-backed talks on the latter's name, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev in Davos on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, to determine whether there are grounds for a solution to the contentious issue. 

The National Assembly ratified the Treaty on Friendship, Neighborhood and Cooperation with Macedonia by law.

At first vote, the law was passed unanimously by 182 MPs, while the second was supported by 186 MPs.

The treaty was ratified by the Macedonian Parliament three days ago. It was approved by 61 of 120 MPs.