Georgia, Northern Macedonia Established Diplomatic Relations - Foreign Ministry
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 17, 2019 | 04:09 AM
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th February, 2019) The foreign ministers of Georgia and Northern Macedonia, David Zalkaliani and Nikola Dimitrov, signed an act "On the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations" between the countries, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported on Saturday.
The parties signed a document at a meeting at the Munich Security Conference, the ministry said.
"Historic day!Welcome the establishment of diplomatic relations between #Geo and #Republic of North Macedonia that opens up new vistas for a wide range co-operation.Once again congratulate @Dimitrov_Nikola on the historic deal and signature on @Nato accession protocol," Zalkaliani said on Twitter.
In June, Skopje and Athens signed an agreement on Macedonia's new name � the Republic of North Macedonia � which was met with criticism in both countries.
Nevertheless, the parliament of Macedonia approved on January 11 amendments to the constitution that would change the country's name. The Greek parliament ratified the agreement on January 25, and it came into force earlier in the week. The official government website, www.vlada.mk, changed the country's logo to "Republic of Northern Macedonia - Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia."
Greece has its own region called Macedonia, which is why it has been objecting to Skopje's use of the name. The dispute had long prevented Skopje from pursuing membership in the European Union and NATO.
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