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Last month, Skopje and Athens agreed that the northern neighborhood of Greece would be called the "Republic of Macedonia of the North".
Although the agreement still has to be approved by the Macedonian referendum and ratified by the Greek Parliament, Athens withdrew its veto. "We congratulate the historic agreement between Athens and Skopje on the resolution of the name issue," said the NATO Summit communiqué. "In accordance with our policy, we decided to invite the Skopje government to start accession negotiations to join the alliance."
Since 1991, when Macedonia became a sovereign state, it is accused of using its name to crack down on the former Yugoslavia. Northern Province of Greece, also known as Macedonia.
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