Macedonia FM says 'history on our side' with name-change Supporters of Macedonia’s name-change deal with Greece are "on the right side of history" and their critics will eventually agree, Macedonia's Foreign minister tells AFP in an interview. Nikola Dimitrov was speaking as Greek parliament prepares to vote on the historic accord — the final step of a tense ratification process that would see the Balkan country renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. The proposed name-change is an effort to end a decades-long row between the neighbours, with Athens blocking Skopje from NATO and the EU because it claims exclusive rights to the name Macedonia for a Greek northern province. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES