Eleven initiatives for cooperation submitted by Macedonia have either been refused or blocked by official Athens. Listing the initiatives for cooperation at a briefing with reporters Monday, Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki said the main message they wish to send was that relations between the two countries were riddled with debates while deficient in concrete steps.

“We are open to cooperation. You decide what steps we should make but let us do something. Let us not talk about good neighborly relations while at the same time putting stickers that are insulting and groundless,” Minister Poposki said.

He welcomed the formation of the new Greek government, stressing its closeness to the government of Cyprus, the current chair of the European Union.