Submitted by professorbrainiac t3_yiccke in worldnews
fallought t1_iuk8r5g wrote
Reply to comment by DecreasingPerception in Moldova condemns Russian strikes after missile debris lands in its territory. by professorbrainiac
You are missing the point. No one said that north Macedonia had disputed territory. Civilians and nationalist fringe politicians were claiming Macedonia should encompass a part of Greece's northern region which is also named Macedonia. That is why they demanded the name change to repudiate and land claims
DecreasingPerception t1_iuk9tdi wrote
> NATO clearly states territorial conflicts must be settled first. This is the reason Macedonia changed their name to north Macedonia due to conflicts with greece
What did you mean then? It certainly sounded like you meant Macedonia was in violation of the 'no territorial disputes' rule. It wasn't, it's just that Greece wouldn't support its admission due to the name.
Edit: To be clear, it's the positions of the states that matter, not opinions of citizens or fringe politicians.
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