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The Parliament of Macedonia overcame the veto of President Giorgi Ivanov on the change of the name of the country
DW writes about it
On Thursday, July 5, 69 deputies out of 120 voted in favor of this, having once again decided that "Republic of North Macedonia", writes agency dpa
End of June, Gurje Ivanov refused to sign an agreement with Greece to change the name of the country. He noted that this "harms the national identity" of the Macedonians and puts the country in the dependence of Greece.
The agreement still needs to be approved by the Macedonians in a referendum.
Recall that the dispute between Greece and Macedonia around the name of the latter persists since 1991, but the heads of government of both countries were still in agreement on June 12, 2018. After the signing of the agreement in the capital Macedonia protest actions
The 20 June, the Macedonian Parliament ratifies an agreement with Greece to rename the country of the Republic of Macedonia of the North.
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