SKOPJE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- FYROM foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias will sign the agreement on the name settlement and the strategic partnership between FYROM and Greece in the region of Prespa on Sunday, the Macedonian government has announced.
FYROM, or Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, is currently the official name of Macedonia at the United Nations.
According to the announcement, FYROM and Greek Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras will be present during the signing ceremony.
The signing ceremony that will be held in Greek side will be followed in Macedonia with a meeting and a joint dinner.
Macedonia is also the name of a northern province in Greece. Athens is worried that the use of the same name by the neighboring state could lead to territorial claims.
The solving of the name row that has existed between two countries is seen as the main obstacle Macedonia has to overcome in order to make progress towards European Union (EU) and NATO integration.
Macedonia and Greece have come up with a final deal after a long process of negotiations to solve the name dispute, Macedonian Prime Minster Zoran Zaev confirmed Tuesday at a press conference.
Under the agreement reached, Zaev said the name to be used both internationally and bilaterally would be the Republic of North Macedonia.
