Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and President Branko Crvenkovski said that if a name change was a precondition for NATO membership, the country would retain its name.
Premierul macedonean Nikola Gruevski şi preşedintele ţării, Branko Crvenkovski, au declarat că, dacă schimbarea denumirii va deveni o precondiţie pentru aderarea la NATO, ţara îşi va păstra numele.