Brussels, 15/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should “put emotion to one side” and try to resolve as quickly as possible its dispute with Greece over the name “Macedonia” Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP has said. This issue is one of the main hurdles that Skopje has to overcome before it can begin accession talks with the EU (Greece is prepared to use its veto in the European Council to prevent the launch of accession talks until the dispute is resolved). “It is an important issue, and this important issue has to be resolved, so I have asked everyone to put emotion to one side,” Solana said following a meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in Skopje on Tuesday 14 July. He called on both countries to seize the opportunity presented by the current negotiations being led by UN Special Envoy Matthew Nimetz to resolve the matter. “I believe that this is a window of opportunity and I call on the Prime Minister not to let this window close,” Solana said. (H.B./transl.rt)