Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Thursday that Poland will continue lobbying for Macedonia's NATO integration, urging the western Balkan country to wrap up name talks with Greece as quickly as possible.
Kaczynski made the comment in a meeting with his Macedonian counterpart Branko Crvenkovski in Ohrid, a lakeside resort in southern Macedonia, where he is attending the 15th summit of central European heads of state.
Crvenkovski thanked the Polish president for the support, telling him that Macedonia remains committed to the NATO membership and will remain in the negotiating process with Greece in order to find a solution to the name dispute.
"We are trying to find a solution that will resolve the dispute on the one hand, and will not jeopardize Macedonian identity, as well as the dignity of the Macedonian state and its people, on the other," Crvenkovski said.
Macedonia's NATO membership was blocked by Greece over a 17-year-long name dispute between the two countries earlier last month at a NATO summit in Romania.
Athens has been opposed to its neighbor being called the "Republic of Macedonia," arguing it implies a territorial claim over a Greek northern province also called Macedonia.
Source: Xinhua
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