Από συνέντευξη του Αντόνιο Μιλόσοσκι εδώSETimes: The name dispute between Macedonia and Greece has lasted for years. Do you see the dispute ending soon, and in what direction do you think the negotiations will go?
Milososki: Contesting the name of Macedonia [takes] precedence in international relations [when] a larger country, such as Greece, disputes the right to national self-determination of a smaller peaceful country, such as Macedonia. The positions of Greece related to this name dispute fall outside democratic principles and therefore hinder a [solution].
In addition, this dispute is compounded by the irrational fear of some Greek politicians over ethnic minorities, an issue that runs contrary to the state strategy for a purely Greek nation. Namely, I would refer to the position of the former prime minister of Greece, [Constantine] Mitsotakis, who, in the foreword to In the Name of Macedonia, by his political counselor, Theodoros Skylakakis, says that he would not be worried about the name of the country … but he is worried by the possibility that a new minority issue could open up.
Milososki: Contesting the name of Macedonia [takes] precedence in international relations [when] a larger country, such as Greece, disputes the right to national self-determination of a smaller peaceful country, such as Macedonia. The positions of Greece related to this name dispute fall outside democratic principles and therefore hinder a [solution].
In addition, this dispute is compounded by the irrational fear of some Greek politicians over ethnic minorities, an issue that runs contrary to the state strategy for a purely Greek nation. Namely, I would refer to the position of the former prime minister of Greece, [Constantine] Mitsotakis, who, in the foreword to In the Name of Macedonia, by his political counselor, Theodoros Skylakakis, says that he would not be worried about the name of the country … but he is worried by the possibility that a new minority issue could open up.
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