UN chief urges FYROM, Greece to end dispute

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UN chief urges FYROM, Greece to end dispute

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SKOPJE, FYROM (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged FYROM and Greece to work harder to solve a long-standing name dispute and offered intensified U.N. help in mediating a solution. Ban says it is "regrettable" that the two southern European neighbors have been unable to settle the 21-year disagreement. He spoke Wednesday after talks with FYROM's President Gjorge Ivanov. FYROM and Greece have been locked in the dispute since the former Yugoslav republic gained

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July 25, 2012

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4 readers comments


1. Philip Vorgias wrote on July 25, 2012 3:22 PM	Greece urges UN Secretary General Bank Ki-Moon to end the long-standing dispute between north and south Korea. It's 'regrettable' that the two Asian nations have been unable to settle their 63 YEAR DISAGREEMENT. In other words, look to your own problems before criticising somebody else for theirs!

2. nydean13 sirigos wrote on July 25, 2012 4:33 PM	Nice one.

3. Niko Seretis wrote on July 26, 2012 1:44 PM	The UN keeps stating the Greece and Fyrom need to work harder. How much more can Greece concede? They've already included the word Macedonia in the equation with a geographical qualifier. Upper, North, Slavic, Bunch of Gypsy's, what else can Greece offer and how harder can they press? Fyrom has conceded NOTHING all thanks to George W. Bush one day after his re-election and probably in his usual drunken state!!

4. Philip Vorgias wrote on July 26, 2012 6:48 PM	The Slavs know they have the UN powers, including America, on their side. US State Department has no real reason to favor FYROM over Greece, they just like throwing their weight around. In fact FYROM is an inconsequential nation even in the Balkans. Greece should tell Ban Ki Moon to go fix the situation in his home nation of Korea, then come lecture Greece on FYROM. You reach a point where the BS is so deep you need wings to stay above it. The UN is there.
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