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Macedonians protest against name change agreement with Greece

(17 Jun 2018) A few thousand Macedonians gathered on Sunday to protest against the deal signed between the Greek and Macedonian governments changing Macedonia's name. The protest was called by the nationalist party VMRO-DPMNE and opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, and hosted in the city of Bitola near the Greek border. Greece and Macedonia signed an agreement that could put an end to a decades-old dispute over Macedonia's name. Under the new agreement, Greece's neighbouring nation will be renamed North Macedonia - a move the two countries' leaders said would be the beginning of closer, friendly relations and an example to all Balkan nations. The deal will also allow Macedonia to bid for NATO and European Union membership. Since seceding from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the nation has been provisionally called the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM due to a dispute with Greece. Greece had until now objected to the use of the name "Macedonia", claiming that implied territorial designs on its own northern province of the same name. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...