The double formula for resolving of the differences over the name with Greece – this is the position with which Macedonian Ambassador Nikola Dimitrov will depart to the new round of talks in New York in 1 November. President Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, and Macedonian Ambassador Nikola Dimitrov decided at their meeting yesterday that Macedonia should not depart from the constitutional name.

"We confirmed the Republic of Macedonia's well known unitary position on preservation and defense of the constitutional name, as well as international use of the same, as a basic foundation of the nation's identity and dignity. At the same time, proceeding from the need for building good neighborly relations with neighboring Greece, Macedonia will remain committed and it will intensify the efforts aimed at overcoming the bilateral differences over the name," states the joint statement that was released yesterday.