Sarkozy urges Macedonia to redouble efforts to solve name dispute with Greece

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has written to his Macedonian counterpart voicing support for his country's bid to join NATO and the EU. But Sarkozy is urging Branko Crvenkovski to end a long-running dispute with Greece over his country's name. The dispute prompted Greece ? With French backing ? To veto Macedonia's bid to join NATO in April. "Macedonia is fully qualified to join NATO, but it should resolve the name dispute with Greece beforehand," Sarkozy says in the letter, a copy of which...

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