Pavlopoulos: Greece will not accept ‘arbitrary’ interpretations of name deal

Greece angrily responded to a statement allegedly made by Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev that in the future the “Macedonian language” will be taught in Greek schools. The premier was believed to have made the remarks on Sunday.

Ο Έλληνας πρωθυπουργός, Αλέξης Τσίπρας, με τον ομόλογό του απ' την ΠΓΔΜ, Ζόραν Ζάεφ (φώτο αρχείου) Source: Twitter

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos warned on Tuesday that Athens “will not in any way accept arbitrary — and far more irredentist — interpretations of the Prespa Agreement on the part of FYROM.”

Seeking to douse the fire that began after the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev implied there is a “Macedonian” minority in Greece, Skopje insisted on Tuesday that it remains firmly committed to the name deal it signed with Greece in June. 

“We are strongly committed to the full implementation of the Prespes agreement, and all of our actions and statements are made in good faith to support it,” it said in a statement.

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