New York

05 November 2014

Note to correspondents on the talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Ambassador Matthew Nimetz, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, has invited the Representatives of the two countries, Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis of Greece and Ambassador Vasko Naumovski of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to meet with him at UN Headquarters on 12 November 2014, and both sides have accepted the invitation.

Ambassador Nimetz will meet with the two Representatives separately and then jointly, with the purpose of continuing the UN-brokered talks aimed at finding a mutually acceptable solution to the "name" issue.