Macedonia (FYROM)

Representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have agreed to hold a fresh round of UN-mediated talks next week over the question of the official name of the latter country. Matthew Nimetz, the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Greece-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia talks, said in a statement that he had been in contact with the two sides and they have agreed to hold the talks in New York on November 1. (UN News Service)