According to the latest reports, Greece and FYROM are close to reaching a deal on the name dispute Sources say the countries have agreed on the name “Northern Macedonia”.

Turkey’s Permanent Delegate Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union, Faruk Kaymakci added fuel to the fire of the Greek-Turkish relations by stating that “flowers, flags or picnics on these rocky islands were provocative” in an interview to Euroactiv.com.

An unprecedented statement on “our brothers, the Turks who are oppressed in Xanthi and Komotini” in northern Greece,was made by Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech on the occasion of the “triumph” in Afrin.