Matthew Nimetz, the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy in talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), put forth, on November 20, a number of proposals and ideas regarding a solution to the
FYROM name issue during a
joint meeting at the UN headquarters with the representatives of Greece and FYROM, ambassadors Adamantios Vassilakis and Zoran Jolevski, respectively.
Central to the discussion between the two sides was the
Memorandum of Understanding, proposed by Greece’s Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos to his FYROM counterpart, Nikola Poposki, on October 3.
"Greece constructively participates and consistently supports negotiations under the UN and under Mr. Nimetz’s mission,"
Vassilakis said, adding that "a specific proposal was presented for the signing of the MoU, aimed at speeding up the process and defining the parameters for a solution." But, "so far, there has been no reply" on the specific proposal, Greece’s ambassador said.
