SKOPJE (MACEDONIA): German chancellor Angela Merkel is on a brief seek advice from to Macedonia ahead of a Macedonian referendum on a handle neighboring Greece geared toward ending a decades-old title dispute.
Merkel's go back and forth Saturday marked the primary ever reputable seek advice from via a German chancellor to the tiny Balkan country as it celebrates 27 years of independence from former Yugoslavia.
Western countries have expressed robust enhance for the settlement, signed in June, proposing to modify Macedonia's title to "North Macedonia," which would permit Macedonia to join NATO. But opposition parties in each countries remain firmly opposed to the settlement.
Merkel is because of meet Macedonian Prime minister Zoran Zaev and conservative opposition chief Hrstijan Mickoski.
Greece has lengthy argued that Macedonia's title implies a claim on the Greek province of the same title.
Merkel's go back and forth Saturday marked the primary ever reputable seek advice from via a German chancellor to the tiny Balkan country as it celebrates 27 years of independence from former Yugoslavia.
Western countries have expressed robust enhance for the settlement, signed in June, proposing to modify Macedonia's title to "North Macedonia," which would permit Macedonia to join NATO. But opposition parties in each countries remain firmly opposed to the settlement.
Merkel is because of meet Macedonian Prime minister Zoran Zaev and conservative opposition chief Hrstijan Mickoski.
Greece has lengthy argued that Macedonia's title implies a claim on the Greek province of the same title.
Germany's Merkel in Macedonia before referendum on name deal
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