UN-appointed name issue mediator Matthew Nimetz was informed about the Greek positions to his latest April proposal for resolution of the name issue between Macedonia and Greece at his meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Athens on Monday and now, he said, he clearly understands the position of the Greek authorities.

“Minister Evangelos presented to me the general positions in the negotiations, the position of the government, as well as some detailed remarks about the ideas I presented, in terms of which are acceptable and which are not, and what changes can make them acceptable to Greece. Venizelos was very clear. We had a very constructive meeting, because now I have very clearly understood the position of the Greek government,” Nimetz said after the meeting.

Asked whether the authorities in Skopje are going to accept the modifications that Athens wants, he briefly said he should first come to Skopje.