Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov signed on Sunday an agreement on a new constitutional name of the Former Yugoslav Republic, RIA Novosti.
His signature to the treaty also put the UN special envoy Matthew Nimitz, who played the role of mediator in the negotiations.
According to the opinion of the Greek side, the current name of the republic (macedonia) "Reflects the policy of irredentism". She is constantly confused with the eponymous province in Greece.
Now, according to the contract, the country will be called Republic of Northern Macedonia.
In Europe, call the historical agreement, as it completes the long-term dispute between the two Balkan countries and opens the possibility for Skopje to join the EU and NATO. Besides, relations between the two countries to a qualitatively new level.
The ceremony was broadcast live on Greek TV. The signing took place in the village Psarades (Greece) on the border between the two republics. The event was attended by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, as well as senior EU officials, including the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.
The signing of the document present greeted with shouts of "Bravo!"And wild applause. After that, European officials more than a minute applauding the prime ministers of the two countries.
The event will continue to a dinner party, which will take place on the Macedonian territory.
