"It
is clear that during this period, the Greek government and to a
certain degree the government of Skopje as well, are facing powerful
pressures for a solution in the naming issue, especially from the
side of the USA and NATO. These powers are keen for the accession of
FYROM in NATO because, as well know, the contradictions and
competitions, especially in the Balkans, are very intense.
Large
economic interests are clashing and Russia does not want to lose its
influence that traditional has in the Balkan region and the USA are
interested to abstract countries from Russia's influence and to
integrate them in the so-called euroatlantic axis, NATO and the EU.
[…] For that reason, according to our opinion, the nomenclature is
preceded disconnected from the other issues. Its not that the name
issue is not an existing matter, but I think we must get out of this
sterile nomenclature.
