Tsipras at UN: Prespes deal was not 'imposed' by the strongest

The agreement signed between Athens and Skopje last June to resolve the almost 30-year-old dispute over the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was not "imposed" on the neighboring country, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.

He said Greece is actively promoting stability and economic growth in the Balkans through its dialog with Albania, but manly through the "historic" Prespes Agreement which "can be used as a model for resolving differences."

"It's an agreement that did not arise by imposing the interests of the strongest, but it was mutually acceptable, defending the dignity of both sides," he said, noting it will open the path for EU and NATO membership for FYROM.

Tsipras reiterated the need to respect international law in the Aegean and the eastern...