there's been a dispute between greece and the republic of macedonia which appears to have been resolved this was because of the a name the republic of macedonia emerged after the collapse of yugoslavia but there was already a great province called macedonia and athens where that that meant a new nation had further territorial ambitions so greece vetoed its neighbors efforts to join international institutions it took eight years to resolve the route in the end the fix was simple. twenty first century diplomacy at its best to heads of state making history with a selfie alexis tsipras is the first greek prime minister to visit the north macedonia and capitals copia the neighboring countries were at odds for three decades their main bone of contention the name of the country where they're now meeting. is not only an important day for us but for the entire balkan peninsula today we're creating a different kind of dialogue one the true you know it's our country's history is. the meeting between zones i've been alexis tsipras is so important because it marks the first peaceful resolution of a

of greece and north macedonia have taken a historic selfie together they were snapp's during the first official visit by a greek leader to the country's simple code name but the former yugoslav republic of macedonia changed its name to north macedonia earlier this year settling the dispute with greece. a blast at a top russian military school has injured at least three people russia's defense ministry said the explosion in central said beatrice berg was caused by an improvised device as eleven suspected islam is went on trial in a ministry court in the city accused of organizing a suicide bombing. there has been more than a year a week since international forces declared that they had retaken the islamic state group's last syrian hold out now many western countries are debating what to do about their nationals were captured all while fighting for all supporting i asked amongst the captured are women many claim they were forced to join the militants and say they carried out housekeeping duties rather than acts of terror in estimates at around fifty women with german citizenship or other imprisoned or live in refugee camps in syria and iraq or is there what the match is quickly as poss

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prime minister alexis the press paid a historic first visit today to his counterpart in the republic of north macedonia the two neighbors celebrated a new start at the resolving a bitter decades long dispute that was all about a name. twenty first century diplomacy at its best to heads of state making history with a selfie alexis tsipras is the first greek prime minister to visit the north macedonia and capitals copia the neighboring countries word odds for three decades their main bone of contention the name of the country where they're now meeting. is not only an important day for us but for the entire balkan peninsula today we're creating a different kind of dialogue one little you know it's our country's history is. the meeting between zones ivan alexis tsipras is so important because it marks the first peaceful resolution of a conflict in the former yugoslavia something that was not accomplished in bosnia and herzegovina or kosovo. the decisive step came in june of twenty eighteen with the e.u. brokered press but agreement named after a lake shared by the two countries after an intense tug of war

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prime minister alexis tsipras has paid a historic first visit to his counterpart in the republic of north macedoniathat's an important point. the two neighbors are celebrating a new start after resolving a bitter, decades-long dispute that was all about a name. here is more. reporter: 21st century diplomacy at its best. two heads of state making history with a selfie. alexis tsipras is the first greek prime minister to visit the north macedonian capital. the neighboring countries were at odds for three decades. their main bone of contention? the name of the country where they are now meeting. >> it is not only an important day for us, but for the entire balkan peninsula. today we are creating an entire -- a different kind of dialogue, one which reunites our country's histories. reporter: the meeting is so important because it marks the first peaceful resolution of a conflict in the former yugoslavia, something that was not accomplished in bosnia or kosovo. the decisive step came in june of 2018 with the eu-brokered press but agreement, named after a lake shared by the countries. after an intense tu

of macedonia as prime minister . says he's looking forward to increased cooperation between the two countries. the poor because. the republic of north macedonia will have huge economic benefit from the deal i think they will be perceived in every sector of the economy and i hope that since will also feel these benefits government leaders in mali a warning of even greater turmoil if the united nations reduces its peacekeeping force to the mission is jewish and mandate is jus for renewal in june but canadian and dutch peacekeepers who formed part of the sixteen thousand strong force already going hey nicholas hytner joined one of the final deployments. they call this operation desert falcon on board this royal canadian air force helicopter or the dutch long range reconnaissance team they're about to be dropped close to the border with burkina faso in an area controlled by armed groups while i still in syria is on the defensive here the slow mixtape in the greater the local ice a lot shoot is on the offensive it's highly active in this border area and has claimed any number of attacks. too dangerous and sensitive the u.n. woul

this year the republic of north misdonnea signed the accession protocol, and with your support and with your support north macedonia will soon become the 30th member of our alliance. 12 hat started in 1949 with members has proven a powerful force for peace. an alliance that others strive to join showing the historic success of nato. but as you-all know success in the past is not a guarantee of success in the future. and we have to be frank. questions are being asked on both sides of the atlantic, about the strength of our partnership. and, yes, there are differences. we are an alliance of many different nations. with different geography, history, and political parties. republicans and democrats, conservatives and lay bour, independents, greens, and many ore this is democracy. open discussions and different views is not a sign of weakness, t is a sign of strength. so we, we should not be surprised when we see differences between our countries. today, there are disagreements , energy, such as trade climate change, and the iran nuclear deal. these are serious issues with serious disagreements, but we should remember t

this year the republic of north misdonnea signed the accession protocol, and with your support and with your support north macedonia will soon become the 30th member of our alliance. 12 hat started in 1949 with members has proven a powerful force for peace. an alliance that others strive to join showing the historic success of nato. but as you-all know success in the past is not a guarantee of success in the future. and we have to be frank. questions are being asked on both sides of the atlantic, about the strength of our partnership. and, yes, there are differences. we are an alliance of many different nations. with different geography, history, and political parties. republicans and democrats, conservatives and lay bour, independents, greens, and many ore this is democracy. open discussions and different views is not a sign of weakness, t is a sign of strength. so we, we should not be surprised when we see differences between our countries. today, there are disagreements , energy, such as trade climate change, and the iran nuclear deal. these are serious issues with serious disagreements, but we should remember t

of the name macedonia country. few months ago three name republic of north it was part of the historic press by agreement it was agreement that solved this problem between the two neighbors what today two prime ministers said here in skopje that this is historic day and this is a message to this region to balk and send europe that this country is needs to go forward and leave history dozens of contracts were signed today but this important government here in scorpio also in athens are expecting better economic corporation in that manner to prime minister today will open the business forum that will be attended by representatives of by representatives of more than four hundred companies from both countries this is as the boat prime minister said the new page and new reality for this to be. it comes countries but there are many people though who are not happy with that name change in what is now north macedonia how are they likely to be looking at this. this was a very emotional question a for a lot of people here in north macedonia but what the situation all day seoul being this is the name dispute just all put in macedon

this year the republic of north misdonnea signed the accession protocol, and with your support and with your support north macedonia will soon become the 30th member of our alliance. 12 hat started in 1949 with members has proven a powerful force for peace. an alliance that others strive to join showing the historic success of nato. but as you-all know success in the past is not a guarantee of success in the future. and we have to be frank. questions are being asked on both sides of the atlantic, about the strength of our partnership. and, yes, there are differences. we are an alliance of many different nations. with different geography, history, and political parties. republicans and democrats, conservatives and lay bour, independents, greens, and many ore this is democracy. open discussions and different views is not a sign of weakness, t is a sign of strength. so we, we should not be surprised when we see differences between our countries. today, there are disagreements , energy, such as trade climate change, and the iran nuclear deal. these are serious issues with serious disagreements, but we should remember t

of a b.b.c. arabic television show. arrive in newly named north macedonia's capital here it's the first visit by a greek leader to the former yugoslav republic and it's happening ten months after both countries signed a historic agreement to end a decades long dispute over the name macedonia. the headlines the news continues after the stream. talk to. you personally one of the main beneficiaries is that the case. that was exactly my point we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. today how off a few communities the aftermath of white nationalist violence. are we host an interfaith panel of survivors from three of these communities to learn how their congregations are fairing after her. fifty muslims in christchurch new zealand were killed last month when a white supremacist opened fire jane congregational prayer as a two mosque the instant once again highlighted the fred a white nationalist violence a minority faith communities in the west similar attacks also happened a places of worship in canada is québec city in twenty seventeen and in pittsburgh pennsylvania in twenty eighteen but these communities refuse to

tsipras due to begin his visit to its newly named north macedonia this would be the first visit by a greek leaders of the former yugoslav republic ten months after both countries sunday historic agreement to end a decades long dispute over the name messager. now prizes for a prestigious photo competition are due to be awarded in washington more than forty eight thousand pictures submitted for this year's contest at the smithsonian institution to members now who helped organize the qantas to get to explain how it works hi i'm jeff companion i'm a photo editor at smithsonian magazine and i'm melissa wiley i manager of special projects for smithsonian dot com smithsonian's annual photo contest is a competition for photographers worldwide and the purpose of it is to find photography that inspires and captivates our readers every year we have six categories american experience natural world travel people altered images in mobile when you get down to sixty final last all of them have technical elements technical excellence and one thing that i think it really boils down to is impact i oftentimes look for something that an image that h

for prime ministers of greece and north macedonia have met and taken a historic sophie together for former yugoslav republic of macedonia changed its name to north macedonia earlier this year settling and naming disputes of greece lasting nearly thirty years. with just over a week before the u.k. crashes out of the european union theresa may is betting that parliament will suddenly learn to like the brakes it plan it already hates it will require a miracle from her political nemesis and more time from the european union and there's a big question mark over whether either is probable tonight the reason maze breaks in play and it remains the only plan that britain has hybrid golf in berlin this is the day. this debate is deficient cattle triangle she's doing damage to all politics we would need a further extension of our school fifty and we need to be clear. on the.

for prime ministers of greece and to north macedonia have met and taken a historic sophie together the former yugoslav republic of macedonia changed its name to north macedonia earlier this year settling and naming disputes of greece lasting nearly thirty years. more turbulence ahead the world trade organization is cutting its global trade growth forecast by nearly a third and the international monetary fund is striving in as the list of issues weighing on global trade only seems to be getting longer also on the program china is moving and shaking on the african continent again those times building and financing exports in the ivory coast city of abidjan and show you two entrepreneurs in india shirts and dresses made out of textile waste are making that an impact as environmental awareness is on the rise. i'm chris cuomo good to have you with us. political instability the persisting trade conflict between the united states and china and the chaotic proceedings surrounding an increasingly likely no deal all are taking their toll.

member, north macedonia, members of congress will once again rally to nato's side and push forward on initiatives to further strengthen nato. i should just call out, mr. president, the republic of north macedonia as well as the country of greece are reaching an agreement around the name change for north macedonia that both countries have agreed to and the parliaments of both countries have supported. so as china and russia struggle to maintain allies and resort to coercion and force to keep countries in their sphere, nato has proven to be an enduring american advantage in an uncertain world. our nato allies continue to magnify the strength of our military and they stand ready to defend us and protect our shared interests and values worldwide. for this reason, i thank our allies for what they've done for the united states and for the people of europe who are part of our partner nations. and while we may have our differences, we will always remain stronger with allies. as the secretary general said yesterday, it is good to have friends. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call

protocol to the north atlantic treaty of 1949 on the accession of the republic of north macedonia. treaty document number 116-1. i further ask that the treaty be considered as having been read the first time that it be referred with accompanying papers to the committee on foreign relations, in order to be printed and that the president's message be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 207, 208, 210 through 2 spanned all no -- 213, that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presidin