Dispute drags on with Greece over a name for Macedonia

A UN envoy handed Greece and Macedonia fresh proposals on Tuesday on an agreed name for Macedonia but there was no immediate end to a dispute that could delay Skopje joining NATO and the European Union.

"The positions of the two governments are still different. There isn't a meeting of the minds on what a name would be," envoy Matthew Nimetz said after talks with Greek ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis and Macedonia's Nikola Dimitrov.

"I used the opportunity to give my views to the parties and outline what I thought a reasonable solution would be," Nimetz told reporters, declining to detail his proposals.