"Republic of Northern Macedonia" solution to the name, "Macedonian" to identity, language - Greek paper

Athens, December 14 (MIA) - Washington suggests the name "The Republic of Northern Macedonia" as a solution to the name dispute between Skopje and Athens and the use of the term "Macedonian" to define the identity and language, Elefterotipia daily reports on Monday in an article titled "Americans prepare a trap for FYROM's name".

It's time to put an end to the name row and to realise the importance of its possible settlement and of Macedonia's accession to Euro-Atlantic structures, the newspaper says citing American diplomats.

Americans exert pressure over a solution to the issue through UN envoy Matthew Nimetz. The American plan envisages the new name "The Republic of Northern Macedonia" to be approved by the UN Security Council and to recommend the name to be used by UN members in bilateral relations with Macedonia. A "silent solution" is envisaged for the identity and language - their definition as Macedonian to be entered in the UN register without previous approval from Greece. In fact, Athens is not able to stop it, reports Elefterotipia.

Learning from past mistakes, the new US administration plans to refute Greece's arguments before NATO and EU summits in 2010, says the newspaper stressing that Washington pressed Greece during the Bucharest NATO summit, but it did not result in compromise and Athens vetoed Macedonia's accession to the Alliance.