Greece, Macedonia sign deal in bid to end 27-year name row

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Greece, Macedonia sign deal in bid to end 27-year name row

Psarades, Greece - The accord must now be ratified by their respective parliaments.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 17 Jun 2018, 12:46 PM

Last updated: Sun 17 Jun 2018, 4:49 PM

The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia on Sunday signed a historic preliminary accord to end a 27-year bilateral row by renaming the small Balkan nation the Republic of North Macedonia 
The accord must now be ratified by their respective parliaments and will be put to a referendum in Macedonia, which must also revise its constitution by the end of the year.
 


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