Greece and N Macedonia strengthen relationship

**Crn Volk** · 09-22-2020, 10:10 AM

https://english.republika.mk/news/ba...-euros-a-year/

Greece to police Macedonia’s airspace with F-16 fighter jets

Balkans 21.09.2020 / 15:33
Greece to police Macedonia’s airspace with F-16 fighter jets and for 35,000 euros a year

Memorandum for speeding up Macedonia’s integration process in the EU; Memorandum for establishment of the Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation and Technical Agreement for the supervision of FIR Skopje, are the three signed memoranda between Macedonia and Greece stemming from the Prespa Agreement, and have already been submitted to the Greek Parliament and after passing the procedures, will have to be ratified.

The EU perspective of Macedonia, the Macedonian-Greek economic cooperation and the monitoring of the airspace discussed in Parliament.

The three proposed laws, just before the two-day working visit of the Prime Minister of Macedonia to Greece and the meetings with the Greek top leadership, were submitted to the Parliament.

The first proposed law is “Ratification of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece and the Secretariat for European Affairs in the Government of Macedonia to speed up the process of integration of the Republic of Macedonia into the European Union”, signed on April 2, 2019 in Skopje by the then alternative head of Greek diplomacy Sia Anagnostopoulou and the then Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Bujar Osmani.

The third proposed law is “Ratification of the technical agreement between the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Greece and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia regarding air policing of FIR Skopje (LWSS)”, referring to Greek jets monitoring our country’s airspace, which was signed on September 30, 2019 in Skopje.

Greek Air Force F-16 fighter jets and M-2000 aircraft will be monitoring Macedonia’s airspace.

According to the documents submitted to the Greek Parliament, it is estimated that the monitoring of our country’s airspace by Greek jets will cost Greece 35,255 euros per year for maintenance, fuel, etc., of which 12,950 euros are for F-16 and 22,305 euros for M -2000.

The proposed law on airspace monitoring was signed by the Greek ministers of finance, foreign affairs, security and justice

**Crn Volk** · 09-22-2020, 10:38 AM

Mitsotakis, Zaev discuss bilateral relations and development of economic cooperation

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Mitsotakis, Zaev discuss bilateral relations and development of economic cooperation

Bilateral relations with a focus on the development of economic cooperation between Greece and North Macedonia dominated the talks during a working lunch hosted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday in honour of visiting Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev, who is visiting Athens to take part in the Economist conference.

During the lunch, the two leaders discussed the course of bilateral relations and particularly the development of the economic cooperation, as well as North Macedonia’s European perspective.

On his part, Zaev committed to the need to properly implement the Prespes Agreement.

Sakellaropoulou, Zaev meeting: Relations of Greece and North Macedonia have entered new era

“The bilateral relations of Greece and North Macedonia have entered a new era,” underlined President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou during her meeting with visiting Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, at the Presidential Mansion on Wednesday.

Sakellaropoulou congratulated Zaev on his re-election and underlined the importance of implementing the Prespes Agreement in its entirety, according to the letter and the spirit of the agreement, with the aim of deepening the two countries’ bilateral relations.

She also pointed out Greece’s steadfast support for North Macedonia’s European perspective, according to the rules for the accession of a new member-states and based on the respect of good neighbour relations.

On his part, Zaev expressed his deep satisfaction to be visiting Greece at this time, noting that the Prespes Agreement is bearing fruit as bilateral relations have improved in all sectors. He also said that there are huge margins for cooperation with Greece, North Macedonia’s strategic partner, with which it has ties of friendship and trust.

At the same time, Sakellaropoulou briefed Zaev on Turkey’s destabilising actions and its illegal behaviour in the Aegean and in the Eastern Mediterranean. While the situation seems to show some improvement, said Sakellaropoulou, the EU and the neighbouring countries should send a clear message that violence does not create right and that the prosperity of peoples is based on the good neighbour relations.

On his part, Zaev said that Greece can depend on its friend, North Macedonia.

FM Dendias meets with Dimitrov, Osmani on sidelines of Economist conference

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias met on Wednesday with North Macedonia’s Deputy Premier for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani, on the sidelines of an Economist conference round table.

It was the first time Dendias met with his new counterpart, Osmani.

With both, the Greek minister reiterated Greece’s commitment to the European prospects of the Western Balkans, including North Macedonia, as a way of establishing security and stability in the region.

Tsipras with Zaev: ‘Pleased that Greece’s ruling party fights for Prespes Agreement’

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met with North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at his office in parliament on Wednesday.

The main opposition party leader told his former counterpart he was pleased to see him in Athens as the neighboring country’s re-elected prime minister.

Zaev said that it was “a dream come true” to come to Athens after the signing of the Prespes Agreement, to discuss matters relating to “business, economy and various collaborations.”

Tsipras told Zaev that “I am also happy that my country continues to support your country and the Prespes Agreement, despite the fact that Greece’s ruling party stood against it when it was an opposition party.”

“Today,” Tsipras continued, “it not only respects it, but also fights for the Prespes Agreement,” to which Zaev replied “this is a real success.”

**~~Ford~~** · 09-22-2020, 10:51 AM

BFF

**Renekton** · 09-22-2020, 11:26 AM

Nice.

**Novi Pazar** · 09-23-2020, 10:55 AM

Okay.

**ioan assen** · 09-23-2020, 11:42 AM

Thats good. Keep it up.

**Crn Volk** · 01-13-2021, 05:29 PM

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**JohnnyP** · 01-13-2021, 05:39 PM

Never trust to Danaics even they bring you a gift.

**MegaArgus1** · 01-13-2021, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by JohnnyP

Never trust to Danaics even they bring you a gift.

I think we don't have issues with the Greeks in general, opposing opinions here or there are part of a free speech.
They are getting our supporters in the conflict with the Tatars and I hope Tatars will never have a chance to control our airspace.

**Crn Volk** · 01-13-2021, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by MegaArgus1

I think we don't have issues with the Greeks in general, opposing opinions here or there are part of a free speech.
They are getting our supporters in the conflict with the Tatars and I hope Tatars will never have a chance to control our airspace.

I agree. We have resolved our issues with the Greeks, at an official level at least. Our relationship is strengthening in all areas at the moment, and that is a good thing.