Zoran Zaev

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias will meet on Thursday (31 August) with politicians in Skopje in order to build up further trust between the two countries. But it’s still “early” for a discussion about the name dispute.

Greece's foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias, is slated to pay a one-day visit to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the ministry said in an announcement on Wednesday.

The visit to the capital, Skopje, will take place on Thursday and will include talks on bilateral relations with Kotzias's counterpart, Nikola Dimitrov, which will be followed by joint statement to the press.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has said in Durres, Albania, that Macedonia would be "restrained" on the issue of Pristina's bid to join UNESCO.

Brnabic spoke on Saturday, after her conversation with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.

Foreign Ministers Dacic and Dimitrov confirmed at a joint press conference in the Serbian town of Nis on Friday that Serbia had come across intelligence that had the potential to cause instability and damage both to Serbia and Macedonia.

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Minareport claims that US Ambassador to FYROM (Macedonia) Jess Baily has been directly involved in the wiretapping affair targeting Serbian diplomats and officials.

The Macedonian website referred to Baily as a CIA officer "whose cover is 'US ambassador to Macedonia'."

Serbia brings back its diplomats to Skopje. This was clear after a phone call yesterday between Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Serbian President Alexander Vucic. Reports Sega. 

A heavy conflict broke out between Macedonia and Serbia after the authorities in Belgrade surprisingly withdrew all staff from their embassy in Skopje on Sunday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and FYROM (Macedonian) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Wednesday had "a long and open" telephone conversation, it has been announced.

They considered "all the newly-created circumstances."

A joint statement said that the Serbian president and Macedonian prime minister reached agreement on five points, cited as follows:

 Serbia and Macedonia agreed to mend ties on Wednesday, two days after Belgrade pulled its embassy staff out of Skopje to protest "offensive actions" by its southern neighbor, according to Reuters. 

In a joint press release issued after a "lengthy and open" telephone conversation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev agreed to solve all their recent disagreements through dialogue.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Wednesday had "a long and open" telephone conversation, it has been announced.

They considered "all the newly-created circumstances."