Thursday, 20 December 2018

Macedonian, Greek PMs get nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Macedonian, Greek PMs get nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

The Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, have been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

They have been nominated for signing the Prespa Agreement between the two countries.


The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Tunisian economist Ouided Bouchamaoui announced the nomination in Skopje .

 
In mid-June, Macedonia and Greece came up with a final deal after a long process of negotiations to solve the name dispute.

Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas.

Capital: Athens

Currency: Euro

Macedonia, officially the Republic of Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.

Capital: Skopje

Currency: Macedonian denar