Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov speaks in his interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini about relations between Macedonia and Greece, the name issue, the approaching NATO summit in Chicago, the Judgment of the International Court of Justice, Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, the monuments and the naming of the streets. Entitling the interview “NATO Invitation to Better Relations between Macedonia and Greece,” the Greek paper concludes that there has been some progress in the relations between the two countries and asks Ivanov how he assesses the result of it.

“Although I have a very busy international and regional agenda, it is regretful that despite four extended invitations, we have not yet met. The two countries share the vision of a united and prosperous European family, within the framework of which, it is hard to explain the fact that the presidents of these two neighboring countries have not met for 20 years,” President Ivanov replies.