Greece, FYROM to sign name change accord Sunday

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are set to sign a historic accord to modify the latter's name after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament Saturday.

The accord is to be signed in the Prespes region, a lake district which borders Greece, FYROM and Albania, by the two countries' foreign ministers Sunday.

Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev will both attend the ceremony, along with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz and other European officials - including the European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

Following the ceremony, members of the two delegations will hold a working lunch in the two of Otesevo, in FYROM.

Security at the event is expected to be ultra-tight. A protest...