Kathimerini: Jan.27 meeting 'informal'

Athens, 4 January 2011 (MIA) - An 'informal meeting' for reviewing the positions of both parties and to serve as a reminder that the process is still alive and sponsored by the United Nations, reads the Greek daily 'Kathimerini', commenting the announced talks of the UN mediator in Athens-Skopje name negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, with the countries' representatives, Zoran Jolevski and Adamantios Vassilakis, for January 27 in New York.

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that nothing has been changed for the last few month, including Skopje positions on the matter that would enable positive development, the daily reads.

Macedonian side considers the upcoming encounter as a step towards intensifying the activities for settling the name row and therefore governmental officials immediately accepted Nimetz's invitation for the meeting, 'Kathimerini' quoted Greek diplomats as saying. It is only a proof that Skopje is not ready to demonstrate constructiveness in the negotiation process, but make attempts to use it for scoring political points at home and abroad, the daily reads.