Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is the first Greek leader to visit North Macedonia since it declared independence in 1991.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, embraces his North Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, during a joint news conference April 2 after their meeting in Skopje, North Macedonia. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow April 2 at 3:15 PM Let’s resolve a long-standing name dispute. And then let me take a selfie.
The selfie isn’t as historic as the fact that the visit happened at all. Tsipras is the first Greek leader to visit the country, previously known as Macedonia, since it declared independence in 1991. The dispute started back in World War II, when part of what was then Yugoslavia was deemed the “People’s Republic of Macedonia.” The U.S. State Department warned in 1944 that the name could one day cause problems with Greece. And indeed, when in 1991 it declared independence, dropping the “people’s” and becoming, it said, the “Republic of Macedonia,” Greece complained .
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