The UN tries to resume negotiations on the name of FYROM

In Athens, on February 19th, Matthew Nimetz, UN mediator for the naming of Macedonia, presented a new proposition to Greek and Macedonian governments to try and resolve their dispute. "All this is, once again, a 'diplomatic shadow theatre'," complains Irini Karanasopoulou. "This certainly won't change the current situation on an international level. Even if we accept one of Nimetz's proposals, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [FYROM] will continue to be called 'Macedonia' by the international community. This is exactly what offends Greek authorities, who are claiming historical heritage. But the UN and the United States want to find a solution and avoid Greece using its veto to prevent FYROM from joining NATO in a few weeks [at the summit organised in Bucharest]."

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