Nikola Gruevski: ‘Greece is the Only Obstacle to the Country’s NATO Admission’

By on May 14, 2012 in news

Prime Minister of FYROM Nikola Gruevski made a public assessment  of FYROM’s steps and actions in regard to the country’s European and international perspective in light of the coming NATO Summit about to take place in Chicago in a few days. The Skopjan PM noted that the only obstacle for his country becoming a NATO member is Greece’s opposition, despite the fact that according to him, Skopje “fulfills every entrance term already since 2008.”

“We have obtained many supporters and friends, who wish to see us soon included in the NATO alliance, but we keep facing problems with the country that hinders our admission and which doesn’t seem willing to change its stance at all, meaning allowing consensus to take place,” the Skopjan Prime Minister pointed out.

“Our consciousness in regard to the NATO admission is clean, as we have done everything within our powers and worked hard to that end. The leadership of the country – the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the President of the Parliament, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense, other government members, MPs and everyone else – within the range of their abilities have done their best and even more towards that direction,” he added.

“We met with NATO officials, politicians, Prime Ministers, Presidents as well as Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense. We have travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometers trying to reach wherever possible,” concluded the frustrated Gruevski.

NATO Secretary General, Danish Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on the other hand, claimed in a recent interview with the “Radio Free Europe” that there cannot be a solution regarding FYROM’s admission in the alliance unless the two countries find a mutually acceptable solution on the name dispute, which seems unlikely to happen anytime soon.

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  • PL45

     Skopjians are the biggest obstacles to themselves for trying to murder Macedonians for the crime of being Greek and for murdering all those Albanians for the crime of wanting to vote in FYROM and for murdering Bulgarians for the crime of wanting to call themselves Bulgarian.

  • GGG65

    Macedonia is Greek, it is in Greece within Greece’s borders………….

  • sikoseto

    FYROM’s biggest obstacle is to pick a name for their country that doesnt claim territorial ambitions against Greece nor tries to falsify and usurp Greek history.

    VERY SIMPLE GRONKEVSKI.

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  • Aetos

    There is a solution to this nations problem.

    The land and area was since 6 AD known as Moesia.

    Moesia   Latin, Greek (Μοισία) was an ancient region and later Roman Province situated in the Balkans.

    Skopje was actually an ancient Roman settlement, first as a Roman Fort, which then developed into a city. It’s real name was Scupi.

    Macedonians are Dorians by
    race just like the Lakonians.

    The Skopjians can think
    they are Macedonians but they never will be the real Macedonians just like i
    am. A Greek from the province or state of Makedonia.

    And just to educate you a
    little bit, Skopje was founded by the Romans. And so it belongs to Italy is
    that not so. So your statues should be of Julius Ceasar and Nero.

    It is so sad that instead
    of spending your tax payers money of improving your schools and hospitals you
    spend it on silly lies to lie to yourselves that you are something you are not.

    We know what is the problem
    with our governement and the mess they have put us all in, but at least we are
    aware of the problem and we are going to deal with it.

    Alexander = Alex (helper)
    Ander (man) = helper of men (a Greek name and words).

    Pomochnikchovek = helper of
    man in the Slavic language, so your Skopjan Alexader is
    Veliko Pomochnikchovek.

    Philipos = Phili (freind)
    ipos (horse) = freind of horses ( a Greek name and words).

    Prijatelkoin = friend of
    horses in the Slavic language, so your Skojan Philipos is Prijatelkoin.

    So i really see the
    similarity between the ancient Greek Macedonian language and the Slavic Skopjan
    language of today.