I hope that the country / North Macedonia, editor's note / has realised that it is not in its interest to defend positions that create problems with its biggest neighbour, its biggest investor and from whom it expects support for its European path," Mitsotakis said in an interview with the local TV station Antena.

According to him, "unfortunately, there are still forces in the Balkans who think they have political gain if they revive the old ghosts of Balkan nationalism". "To a large extent this happened with the current government in North Macedonia, during the election campaign, but also to a large extent after the vote", the Greek prime minister stressed.

Mitsotakis reiterated his positions on the Prespa Agreement, which his New Democracy party had before coming to power, but stressed that "the name of the country is North Macedonia and this is not disputed, but it does not matter whether it is used abroad or inside the country."

"North Macedonia cannot escape this fact I see how in recent months the government /in Skopje, ed./ has realised this to a large extent. I believe that we are moving in the right direction," Mitsotakis stressed, adding that "the allies are already informed on this issue." | BGNES