Germany is a strong supporter of Macedonia and there are excellent political and economic relations between the two countries, assessed Wednesday German Chancellor Angela Merkel and PM Nikola Gruevski Commenting Greece's violation of the Interim Accord, Merkel stated that negotiations aimed at finding solution to the name issue should resume. She urged that justice and international law should be seen as priorities, leaving behind obstruction. The German Chancellor - who called the country by Macedonia's constitutional name throughout the news conference - said she expected Western Balkan countries to meet required conditions, following the example of Croatia and Slovenia, before joining Euro-Atlantic institutions. PM Nikola Gruevski stressed that Macedonia will resume with the reforms and that Macedonia is a de facto member of NATO as Macedonian troops are taking part in the NATO-led missions.