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Mitsotakis: Skopje should understand that it cannot play with Athens on the name issue

by AI | 20.Jun 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Mitsotakis explained that the Prespa Agreement provided a single name for overall use, not a dual formula, and reiterated the view that the dispute could create problems in relations with Greece, NATO, and the EU, but also that he would raise the issue at the NATO Summit in the first half of July.

Interview with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for "Real fm" radio. Photo: MIA

Athens – You ask me what is happening, I tell you we cannot continue like this. The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, if from the moment he takes office, insists on this rhetoric, will find himself in a very uncomfortable position when we meet at the NATO Summit, said the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an interview for the radio “Real FM” regarding the position of the party leader for forming a government Hristijan Mickoski about the use of the name Macedonia, reported the correspondent of MIA from Athens.

Mitsotakis explained that the Prespa Agreement provided one name for all-encompassing use, not a double formula and once again reiterated the stance that disputing it could create problems in relations with Greece, with NATO, and the EU, but also that he would raise the issue at the NATO Summit in the first half of July. 

-Of course I will raise it and I think I will have many allies in this effort. Skopje should understand that it cannot play with Athens on such a matter, because if the country aimed for a double name, the issue would have been closed many years ago. Skopje entered NATO precisely through the Agreement, which has its own problems, however, it provided one name for everyone and if this is disputed, then North Macedonia should know that it will face major issues, not only in its bilateral relations with Greece, but also in its relations within NATO and with the European Union, which it aspires to become a member of at some point, said Mitsotakis. (June 20)