Zaev: 'We have a crystal-clear confirmation of the Macedonian language and identity'

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev hailed the agreement reached with Greece earlier this month settling the decades-old name dispute, as solving "the biggest problem that was preventing our development since our independence."

In an interview with Germany's Deutsche Welle on Thursday, the moderate leftist premier expressed his satisfaction at the fact that so-called Prespes agreement - named after the northern Greece lake district where it was signed - has given FYROM "crystal-clear confirmation of the Macedonian language and identity of Macedonians, at home and abroad."

"Translatable, without any limitations, into all languages in the world, an identity for overall use," he said.

"Those political factors that cannot see this are creating new divisions. We need to unite around this new historical opportunity. I believe in this,...