The Athens visit by UN mediator Matthew Nimetz was evaluated by Greek diplomats on Wednesday as marking “the very early phase” of a new effort to resolve the name row, reads Greek daily “Kathimerini”.
Nimetz, who met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, said the Greek side appeared open to a solution on the name issue.
Ministry sources clarified that Nimetz did not make any specific proposal but presented a “framework” that could be used to find a solution. On the basis of this, the same sources expressed optimism that a proposal likely to be made by Nimetz in a subsequent meeting would satisfy Greece’s demand for a solution containing a geographical determinant, says “Kathimerini”.