On the occasion of the 66th Assembly General of the United Nations, whose opening has been set for 13 September, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is going to leave for New York, the Government said. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is going to attend the same event too. Prime Minister Gruevski said he always wanted a meeting with Papandreou whenever there was a chance and willingness from the other side.

“Whether I meet with Papandreou depends on him. Why should we not talk, raise issues and seek solutions?” Gruevski said.

A meeting between Prime Minister Gruevski and UN-appointed name issue mediator Matthew Nimetz is also possible. The last meeting between the two prime ministers took place two months ago on the sidelines of the meeting of the European Council in Brussels.