Macedonia prepared to restart name talks with Greece

Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said that Macedonia is prepared to make its utmost efforts in order to take a step forward in the dialogue with Greece about the name issue, which has poisoned the relations between the two countries for the past 18 years.. Athens has been opposed to its neighbor being called the " Republic of Macedonia," arguing it implies a territorial claim over a Greek northern province also called Macedonia. Macedonia's NATO membership was blocked by Greece over the dispute between the two countries in April last year at a NATO summit in Romania; Kazinform cites Trend News. See www.en.trend.az for full version.