Wikileaks: FYROM would have accepted 'North Macedonia' in 2008

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was willing to accept the name Republic of Northern Macedonia or Republic of North Macedonia as early as 2008, provided it included the recognition of the "Macedonian" language and nationality, according to a cable of the US embassy in Skopje, released by Wikileaks.

The classified cable, titled "What the Macedonians need to resolve the name dispute", is dated July 29, 2008 and was compiled by the then US Ambassador to the neighboring country, Gillian Milovanovic.

The cable shows FYROM's negotiating targets have not changed much in the last decade and were achieved - to a certain extent - with the signing of the Greek-FYROM deal in Prespes Lake region in June this year.

In the first part of the cable, Milovanovic presents her conclusions following meetings with FYROM's leadership at the time, President...