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Greece rejects “MKD” as EURO 2020 acronym for North Macedonia – Greek City Times


Greece’s Foreign Priest Nikos Dendias sent out a letter to his North Macedonian equivalent Bujar Osmani advising him of the complete as well as correct application of the Prespes Contract authorized by the 2 nations, according to polite resources.

The letter by Dendias was sent out on the event of North Macedonia’s engagement of the nationwide football group of North Macedonia in EURO 2020, where the preacher cleared up that although the code word of North Macedonia in the International Company for Standardization (ISO) continues to be “MKD”, making use of this phrase in EURO 2020 can not be approved by Greece.

Dendias firmly insisted that in the context of global method, the complete application of the arrangement, in addition to the initiative to keep a favorable dynamic in reciprocal connections, North Macedonia ought to make use of a phrase that represents its name “NM” (North Macedonia) or conversely “RNM” (Republic of North Macedonia).

According to polite resources, Dendias highlighted that the name adjustment of the football federation of North Macedonia is pending, as well as have to be transformed in order to fulfill the arrangements of the Prespes Contract.

Lastly, the Greek preacher gotten in touch with Osmani to interfere in order to deal with these concerns in the context of excellent neighborly connections.