Post by radovic on Sept 16, 2008 12:34:36 GMT -5
Albania 'Mistyped' FYROM Name
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Sali Berisha16 September 2008 Skopje _ The use of the UN provisional reference instead of FYROM constitutional name in an official press release from the Albanian government was a genuine print error, Tirana officials tell Balkan Insight.
<!--[endif]--> Previously during the day media in both countries reported that the Albanian government used the United Nations reference, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM in its latest press release following a meeting between the Albanian Premier Sali Berisha and FYROM deputy prime minister Abdulakjim Ademi.
This was “a print mistake that was changed immediately and it does not represent a political change of course towards FYROM,“ the Albanian Premier’s spokesperson, Juela Mecani told Balkan Insight.
Media saw this as an unexpected turn since in the past Tirana used the name Macedonia for its eastern neighbour. Media suspected that Greece might have stood behind the move as Albania is still waiting for Athens’s ratification of its NATO accession.
In April, Greece blocked FYROMs NATO invitation arguing that the country should change its name first. Athens argues that Skopje’s name implies its territorial claims towards Greece’s own northern province which is also called Macedonia.
Due to Greek objections to the country’s constitutional name, Skopje joined the UN in 1993 under the provisional term, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," FYROM, pending a resolution to the dispute.
However, more than 120 countries including the United States, Russia and China have recognised Macedonia’s name since then.
Ongoing UN-sponsored talks since than have failed to end the dispute which has blocked Macedonia’s NATO accession and threatens to block its EU bid as well.
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Sali Berisha16 September 2008 Skopje _ The use of the UN provisional reference instead of FYROM constitutional name in an official press release from the Albanian government was a genuine print error, Tirana officials tell Balkan Insight.
<!--[endif]--> Previously during the day media in both countries reported that the Albanian government used the United Nations reference, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM in its latest press release following a meeting between the Albanian Premier Sali Berisha and FYROM deputy prime minister Abdulakjim Ademi.
This was “a print mistake that was changed immediately and it does not represent a political change of course towards FYROM,“ the Albanian Premier’s spokesperson, Juela Mecani told Balkan Insight.
Media saw this as an unexpected turn since in the past Tirana used the name Macedonia for its eastern neighbour. Media suspected that Greece might have stood behind the move as Albania is still waiting for Athens’s ratification of its NATO accession.
In April, Greece blocked FYROMs NATO invitation arguing that the country should change its name first. Athens argues that Skopje’s name implies its territorial claims towards Greece’s own northern province which is also called Macedonia.
Due to Greek objections to the country’s constitutional name, Skopje joined the UN in 1993 under the provisional term, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," FYROM, pending a resolution to the dispute.
However, more than 120 countries including the United States, Russia and China have recognised Macedonia’s name since then.
Ongoing UN-sponsored talks since than have failed to end the dispute which has blocked Macedonia’s NATO accession and threatens to block its EU bid as well.