Macedonia's Gruevski backs referendum on name
01/11/2009
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Friday (October 30th) that his country will not change its name without a referendum. He met informally Thursday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, on the sidelines of a European Council summit in Brussels. In an interview with MIA news agency, Gruevski pointed out that his government backs the idea of a referendum, though some senior EU officials -- including foreign policy chief Javier Solana --have rejected it. Gruevski stressed that without a referendum, there is no possibility of resolving the longstanding dispute with neighbouring Greece. (Utrinski Vesnik - 31/10/09; AP, MIA, A1, Sitel - 30/10/09)
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