Gjorge Ivanov
Erdogan backs Skopje on name dispute
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has supported the position of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in its ongoing name dispute with Greece.
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FYROM president visits Turkey
President Gjorge Ivanov of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will pay an official visit to Turkey to Turkey on Monday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Bulgaria wades into FYROM name dispute
Bulgaria has waded into a 25-year-long dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) regarding the latter's name, saying that issue also concerns Bulgaria.
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President Rumen Radev Met with Macedonian Counterpart Gjorge Ivanov
President Rumen Radev met with Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov.
This is the first state visit since the entry into force of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborhood and Cooperation between the two countries.
The official welcoming ceremony took place at Villa ,,Vodno'' Residence.
Skopje officials will not compromise 'Macedonian' nationality
The national identity of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's inhabitants is threatening to become a stumbling block in the negotiations between Athens and Skopje to resolve their decades-old name dispute, as suggested on Thursday in the comments made by FYROM's leadership.
Nimetz Excludes 'Identity' Issues From Macedonia Talks
During his visit to the Macedonia, UN mediator Matthew Nimetz said that issues about [Macedonian] "identity" are not part of his mandate - and that he had not heard the Greek side denying the identity of the people who live in Macedonia.
UN envoy launches name talks with FYROM officials
A United Nations envoy has started talks with the leadership of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over ending a long-running dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.
Matthew Nimetz met FYROM's president Gjorge Ivanov in Skopje on Thursday and will also see government officials and party leaders.
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FYROM: Opposition submits 35,000 amendments to language bill
FYROM (Macedonian) Assembly President Talat Xhaferi expects the opposition VMRO-DPMNE to withdraw more than 35,000 amendments that it submitted to the Bill on Language.
Earlier this month, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign this bill, that would make Albanian the country's second official language, into law, and sent it back to parliament.
Opposition submits 35,000 amendments to language bill
Earlier this month, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign this bill, that would make Albanian the country's second official language, into law, and sent it back to parliament.
Xhaferi, who is from the DUI party representing ethnic Albanians, said Macedonia's coalition government was "determined to pass this law."
FYROM's Zaev to discuss name push with Tsipras in Davos
The name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will reportedly be discussed at a prime ministerial level in the next few days, reports from Skopje said on Friday.
According to the tiny Balkan country's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, the meeting will take place on January 24 on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.