ATHENS: The prime ministers of Greece and Macedonia will meet this week despite a major weekend protest against efforts to resolve the long-standing name dispute between the two countries.
A government spokesman in Athens said Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras of Greece and Zoran Zaev of Macedonia will hold talks Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Despite protests in both countries, the two government started talks at the United Nations last week aimed at finding a compromise in the next six months.
Greece wants Macedonia to change its name — adding a modifier like ‘New’ or ‘North’ — to clarify that it has no claim on the neighboring Greek province of Macedonia.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of protesters joined a rally in northern Greece against the proposed compromise.
Greek, Macedonian leaders to meet despite protests
Updated 22 January 2018
Greek, Macedonian leaders to meet despite protests
