PM Mitsotakis interview by ERT in France: North Macedonia will not progress toward Europe by opening a new front with Greece
The Prespa Agreement and the use of a single name (erga omnes) for the neighboring country "was the basic prerequisite for North Macedonia to become a member of NATO; that is the reason it was not accepted in NATO all these years," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during an interview to national broadcaster ERT on board the frigate 'Kimon' at the Naval Group shipyards in Lorient, France, on Thursday, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian
Responding to media comments by prime-minister-elect Hristijan Mickoski that he would respect the Prespa Agreement but call his country "Macedonia" instead, Mitsotakis said, "I consider it unacceptable that North Macedonia will be able to attend its first (NATO Summit) with its new leadership and cast the Prespa Agreement into doubt over the name."
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