Macedonia, Greece move to resolve decades long name dispute, Greek FM says

Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov (R) meets with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in Skopje, Macedonia March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Macedonia and Greece on Friday "made steps" to resolve a dispute over the ex-Yugoslav republic's name which has bedevilled relations for more than two decades, Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias said.

Success in resolving the issue would open Macedonia's path towards NATO and EU membership, which has been blocked by Athens which says the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim over Greece's own northern region of that name.