Lawmakers in Greece will vote soon on a deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to change the latter’s name, resolving a dispute nearly 30 years old.
Jan. 24 (UPI) — Lawmakers in Greece will vote soon on a deal between the Greek government and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to change the latter’s name, resolving a dispute nearly three decades old.
The issue of changing the republic’s name has been debated for 27 years, since it broke away after Yugoslavia’s fall in 1991. Last summer, both sides came to an agreement to change the country’s name in exchange for admission to NATO and the European Union.
If the accord is approve, the former Yugoslav territory will become the Republic of North Macedonia.
