Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Milososki of Macedonia

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (UPI) -- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as it is known to some, says a dispute with Greece over its name may be behind its slow international progress.

Antonio Milososki was born in Tetovo, FYROM on January 29, 1976.

The following is an essay Antonio Milososki had written about a book he had read which claimed that Greek Macedonia was in fact Hellenized in 1913 since there was a majority of non-Greek inhabitants there.

FM Milososki said the 2008 priority of the Macedonian Government is continuation of the reform process and gradual fulfillment of Copenhagen Criteria, which according to him, are not easy to meet.

In his address at the session dedicated to EU and NATO, FM Milososki said Macedonia would remain committed to meeting its obligations and continue to cooperate in peacekeeping operations.

Milososki said the government was convinced that the rebels were in cahoots with Western mediators and with the Kosovo Liberation Army, the now-defunct group of militant ethnic Albanians who fought against Yugoslav forces in neighboring Kosovo.

NATO is not an enemy of Macedonia, but, at the same time, it is a big friend of our enemies," goverment spokesman Antonio Milososki said Tuesday.

Milososki said that NATO's decision hugely disappointed his country and its people as 90 percent of the population supports the country's accession into NATO.

I believe your country and you personally will support the prompt accession of Macedonia into the NATO, and help preserve at the same time our right to national self-determination and language identity, Milososki said in the letters.

Macedonia Monday received another confirmed support for admission in the EU and NATO prior to Alliance's Summit in April 2008 from Bucharest where FM Milososki met his colleague Kinga G├Âncz.

Earlier, FM Milososki met with Hungarian National Assembly Vice-Speaker L├íszl├│ Mandur, and Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for European Affairs M├íty├ís E├Ârsi, who also showed support for Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic integration.

Parliament Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Macedonia is ready to start accession talks with the EU and the fact that a 17-year-old dispute with Greece over its name is hindering the process harms not just Skopje, but the EU's credibility as well, Macedonian foreign minister Antonio Milososki has said.

Milososki is foreign minister of Macedonia.

Macedonia's position has been coordinated and will be presented to mediator Matthew Nimitz at the next meeting, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said Sunday after a meeting of state, political leadership.

Even if he somehow had a right to represent the citizens of another country(as if the African countries could speak for African-Americans) Milososki has vindicated the Greek position because if FYROM gets named Macedonia, how will this minority be named given that the argument of FYROM is that Greek Macedonians can disambiguate themselves by using the name Greek Macedonians? Such a minority cannot be called non-greek macedonian because all greek citizens are you know, greek.

Mr Milososki said one truth: The famous minority of ethnic Madedonians in Greece are several thousand people, among 2,500,000 inhabitans of Greek Macedonia - and 50% of these inhabitans are Greek local Macedonians.

Skopje, September 1 (MIA) - Macedonia is on the right track of a stable, multiethnic society with solid economic development, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said Monday at a session of the Foreign Policy Committee.

In regard to Kosovo status, Milososki said the Macedonian Government was willing to develop cooperation with Pristina, but also upgrade the relations with Belgrade.

Milososki said that Macedonia intended to expand its diplomatic network and in that respect would open its embassies in New Delhi and Tel Aviv, as well as consulates in Munich, Chicago and Venice.

Maybe some tactical errors have been made for the last 15 years, but the problem remains unsettled above all due to the Greek nationalism, which is also being used for internal objectives, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said Monday at a session of the Foreign Policy Committee.

Pointing to Macedonias peacekeeping role in Southeastern Europe, including its current responsibility as the host country for NATO Headquarters in Kosovo, Minister Milososki said that Macedonias membership in NATO and the EU has both an internal impact on Macedonia and a regional impact on the Balkans.

Summing up the year ahead, Minister Milososki said that 2008 could be a historic year for the Balkans that hopefully includes a resolution of Kosovos final status and moving forward on NATO and EU membership for aspirant Balkan countries.

According to the experience of people who are working with US and who have experience of the court, I think it will take between three and five years," Milososki said in an interview in the German capital.

Milososki said the two sides should continue their efforts to find a solution through the United Nations.

There is still a small hope to get a deal done before the summit," Milososki said by telephone from Skopje.

But Milososki has called for new ideas.

We are not traders,"" Milososki said Monday.