Skopje, 27 June 2018 (MIA) - Ambassador Dimitris Yannakakis said Wednesday that Greece supports Macedonia in EU and NATO based on the Prespa agreement, adding that everything is now in the hands of member-states.
"This country aspires to become a member of the EU and NATO. Based on the Prespa agreement, Greece supports these efforts but the accession does not depend solely on Greece, but on all member-states of EU and NATO," Ambassador Yannakakis told the 98. Rose-Roth seminar in the Parliament.
He referred to the "historic" name agreement, which has put bilateral relations on new ground.
"A positive outcome of the referendum and the constitutional revision will enable Greece to ratify the NATO accession protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia, along with the Prespa agreement, which will then fully enter into force," added Yannakakis.
He stressed that the name agreement was not easy for both sides, reached after difficult negotiations that covered many sensitive issues.
"These issues aroused criticism in both countries. The Greek government strongly believes that the agreement will leave behind the difficult period and lead to the development of strong, deep and fruitful relations between the two countries," said the Greek Ambassador.
Regarding NATO, he said Greece is truly interested in enhancing security in Southeast Europe and beyond.
"Other than the name issue, Greece and FYROM or North Macedonia, as we hope to call the country in the coming months, had no major problems," added Yannakakis.
According to him, Greece wants a stable and prosperous neighbor, secure within its borders, a close friend to work with in the fields of trade and economic exchange. ik/17:01
The Greeks have already got their get out of jail free card. All they have to do is say and they are saying it already “Well it’s not just up to us, all the member states have to agree. Don’t blame us if you don’t get in, we are supporting you as per the agreement but it’s not our fault if another member vetoes your entry”.
This is clear as daylight yet the Neanderthals in the Republic are either to blind or to stupid, to ignorant or to much wishful thinking.
An apt proverb is “Beware Greeks bearing gifts”
"This country aspires to become a member of the EU and NATO. Based on the Prespa agreement, Greece supports these efforts but the accession does not depend solely on Greece, but on all member-states of EU and NATO," Ambassador Yannakakis told the 98. Rose-Roth seminar in the Parliament.
He referred to the "historic" name agreement, which has put bilateral relations on new ground.
"A positive outcome of the referendum and the constitutional revision will enable Greece to ratify the NATO accession protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia, along with the Prespa agreement, which will then fully enter into force," added Yannakakis.
He stressed that the name agreement was not easy for both sides, reached after difficult negotiations that covered many sensitive issues.
"These issues aroused criticism in both countries. The Greek government strongly believes that the agreement will leave behind the difficult period and lead to the development of strong, deep and fruitful relations between the two countries," said the Greek Ambassador.
Regarding NATO, he said Greece is truly interested in enhancing security in Southeast Europe and beyond.
"Other than the name issue, Greece and FYROM or North Macedonia, as we hope to call the country in the coming months, had no major problems," added Yannakakis.
According to him, Greece wants a stable and prosperous neighbor, secure within its borders, a close friend to work with in the fields of trade and economic exchange. ik/17:01
The Greeks have already got their get out of jail free card. All they have to do is say and they are saying it already “Well it’s not just up to us, all the member states have to agree. Don’t blame us if you don’t get in, we are supporting you as per the agreement but it’s not our fault if another member vetoes your entry”.
This is clear as daylight yet the Neanderthals in the Republic are either to blind or to stupid, to ignorant or to much wishful thinking.
An apt proverb is “Beware Greeks bearing gifts”
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