Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias this Sunday sent a letter to his North Macedonian counterpart, Bukhara Osmani, asking the team to change equipment and the abbreviation used, in line with the Prespa Treaty, in which the name was changed. the former Yugoslavia.
Dendias reminds that North Macedonia cannot use the abbreviation MKD, but cannot use the abbreviation NM (North Macedonia) or RNM (Republic of North Macedonia), as agreed by Lake Prespa through the United Nations and ratified by both governments. countries in February 2019.
Macedonia is not only a country in the former Yugoslavia, but also the name of the neighboring Greek region, which includes the city of Thessaloniki and the ancient kingdom even before Christ. About two million Greeks call themselves Macedonians. The current Republic of Macedonia has also been accused of appropriating ancient symbols of Greek culture, such as the Sun of Vergina and Alexander the Great, and promoting the concept of a unified Macedonia, which includes disputes over territories in Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and other countries. Serbia.
Meanwhile, Greek Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis sent another letter to UEFA President Alexander Čeferin on Saturday asking to intervene for the same reason.
