Macedonia willing to add name 'qualifier' to satisfy Greece
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Macedonia's prime minister says his country and Greece have made significant progress toward resolving their long-standing name dispute.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday that Macedonia's government is willing to add a "geographical qualifier" to the country's name, a change Greece has wanted.
But Zaev says there are other outstanding issues, including what the Macedonian language will be officially called.
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The former Yugoslav republic and Greece have been at odds for a quarter-century over rights to the Macedonia name. Greece says that by using it, the neighboring country implies a claim on the Greek province of Macedonia and its ancient heritage.
The foreign ministers of the two countries met this week in Vienna, where they were joined by a United Nations mediator.