Former US President George W. Bush sent a public letter addressed to the citizens of FYROM in which he urged the citizens of the small Balkan state to participate in the referendum on the Prespa Agreement with Greece on the name dispute and vote in favour of its ratification.

Politico news site has published an analysis on the volatile region of the Balkans and the significance of the geopolitical area with the powers vying to gain influence.

The Greek government granted FYROM all that Skopje wanted for their language, identity and country name, as revealed by a letter from the US Embassy in Skopje dated July 29, 2008.