Greece & Albania Arrive At An Agreement on Toponyms

Greek and Albanian representatives met in Brussels on Monday to confirm an agreement between the two neighboring countries regarding toponyms, paving the way for resolving further bilateral matters. According to a dispatch from the state news agency the relevant agreement is set to come into effect by January 1st, 2015.

The dispatch revealed that discussions regarding this sensitive issue was tackled between Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos and his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati at the sidelines of the ministerial EU-West Balkans meeting.

According to a joint declaration, which was later given to the press, the two countries agreed to refer to the standards set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). During the transitional period, movement between the two countries is going to be allowed based on the moratorium currently in effect.

Editor HellasFrappe: The news is very vague... And no further details have been given. We are just curious as to what geographical entity they agreed on. We must not forget that the southern part of Albania has a robust Greek minority, and let us not forget that the Chams who live in Albania have claims on Greek territory. Venizelos and the Ministry should clarify what sort of agreement was reached. We extend the hope that it is in the best interests of our country and not in the interests of foreigners (also we do not trust Venizelos at all...).