Greece is calling for the removal of wording it considers revisionist or irredentist from school textbooks in North Macedonia, with Athens arguing that such content is incompatible with the obligations stemming from the Prespa Agreement. The issue is increasingly being linked to Skopje’s broader European path and its responsibility to fully implement bilateral commitments.
Greece reiterates that the neighboring country’s constitutional name is “North Macedonia” and that the agreement is binding.
Speaking to national broadcaster ERTNews and journalist Apostolos Magiriadis, Tsunis talked about the prospects of defence cooperation between Athens and Washington, the role of NATO and the prospects of the Greek-Turkish dialogue.
Athens is closely following developments and is prepared to alert Brussels to any move that violates the agreement.
Contributing to stability in a troubled region and to emancipation from the bonds of history, the Prespa Agreement is of the utmost geopolitical importance.
"The patriotism of the Prespa Agreement was totally correct and documented," SYRIZA - Progressive Alliance leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, said on Saturday and accused New Democracy of "exploiting the issue, sending confusing messages and now it pays the cost of its delaying tactics."
