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Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias reiterated on Thursday Greece's support for the inclusion of the western Balkans in NATO and the European Union during a joint press conference with his fYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov in Skopje, as part of his one-day visit. 

The Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed in a phone call on Monday bilateral ties, Greece’s NATO contributions and the end of the Cyprus talks, according to a White House readout.

Pence also congratulated Tsipras on Greece’s progress towards overcoming the economic crisis. The full statement is as follows:

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is examining the prospect of changing its name to overcome Greece’s objections in an effort to be admitted into NATO, according to a report in the Financial Times.