Greek PM criticizes new North Macedonia president_s name formulation in his inaugural speech

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Athens, May 13 (Reporter Chen Gang) Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis criticized on the 13th that the new President of North Macedonia Davkova’s use of Macedonia when mentioning the name of the country in his inaugural speech was inconsistent with the previous agreement reached between the two countries.

North Macedonia President-elect Davkova was sworn in on the 12th. In her inaugural speech, she used Macedonia when referring to her country’s name, causing Greek Foreign Minister Jera Petritis to leave the table on the spot.

Mizotakis said North Macedonia’s new president’s call of his name was unacceptable, violating the agreement between the two countries.

The Office of the President of North Macedonia later issued a statement saying that Davkova insisted that she had the right to use the name of Macedonia and believed that her practice was in line with European values and principles.

European Commission President Von der Leyen and European Council President Michel successively issued articles on social media pointing out Davkova’s actions were inappropriate. Von der Leyen said on social media: If North Macedonia wants to successfully join the EU, the most important thing is to continue on the path of reform and fully respect binding agreements.

Macedonia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991 and established its constitutional name as the Republic of Macedonia. Greece believes that this name implies that it has territorial and cultural heritage requirements for the Greek province of Macedonia. Due to a name dispute, Greece, a member of the European Union and NATO, opposes the Republic of Macedonia’s accession to the European Union and NATO.

After years of mediation negotiations, the two countries reached an agreement in June 2018 to change Macedonia’s name to the Republic of North Macedonia as a condition for Greece to agree to its accession to the European Union and NATO. In January 2019, the two parliaments successively approved the agreement. In February 2019, Macedonia officially changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia.