- Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos accepted PM Nikola Gruevski’s proposal for a meeting in early March. In his letter, Papademos stresses that the name should be resolved within the UN-mediated negotiations and considers the forthcoming visit of UN mediator Matthew Nimetz to Skopje and Athens should push the negotiating process towards reaching a solution. According to Papademos, Greece attaches great importance to the bilateral relations as demonstrated by the cooperation in numerous sectors, especially in the economic sector.