Greek negotiator Adamantios Vassilakis voiced at its meeting with mediator Nimetz in New York the remark of official Athens about the carnival in Vevcani, at which Greece was “buried,” Dnevnik has learned from diplomatic sources.

According to Nova Makedonija, Greece also announced freezing of the name issue talks, as well as walking out of the Interim Accord, whereby Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration would be indirectly blocked. It is also a reaction to the judgment of the International Court of Justice in Macedonia’s favor, which opened a door for Macedonia’s accession to NATO.

According to Dnevnik’s sources, the Greeks are expected to use similar excuses to substantiate their stances that Macedonia is not constructive in the negotiations and that is, in fact, a tactic to drag on the negotiations and avoid making any progress before the NATO summit in Chicago.