Prime Minister George Papandreou and his counterpart of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Nikola Gruevski at Thursday's meeting held at the sidelines of the European Council in Brussels voiced readiness to find a solution involving the name issue - a solution which would be reached through dialogue and a dynamic process under UN auspices.
They discussed issues of mutual interest, economic situations and challenges facing both Greece and FYROM and the situation in the region.
According to reports, the Greek prime minister stressed that the decision by the Skopje government to place statues of historical personalities of Greece in various locations in the country raises an issue of credibility and real adherrence of Fyrom's leadership to the effort to achieve a solution.
He stressed that Greece does not intend to participate in "communication mobility" around the issue of the name, but looks forward to substantive negiotiations, reiterating that achieving a solution is feasible provided that FYROM's leadership has indeed the political will for such a thing.
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