SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia’s prime minister says he expects Greece’s parliament to do its part and ratify the deal changing his country’s name to North Macedonia so it can soon join NATO. Zaev said that Macedonian lawmakers had “made history” Friday with their decision to back the constitutional changes associated with the name change. He said he now expects Greece’s parliament to convene and do the same, and unblock Macedonia’s NATO membership. But in Greece, the upcoming parliamentary vote on the name change ratification has frayed relations between Greece’s coalition partners. The Macedonian parliament’s ratification has been hailed by several foreign leaders, including NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Source: National Post January 12, 2019 09:49 UTC