Prime Minister George Papandreou met on Friday with Matthew Nimetz, the UN secretary general's special mediator on the "name issue" between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
No statements were made after the meeting.

Nimetz was later received by opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, a day after he met with the political leadership in Skopje.

After the meeting, the UN special envoy said they had discussed the negotations on the name dispute underway at the United Nations and exchanged views on the issue.

He also reported a finding "good attitude" in Skopje for making progress on the issue and arriving at a solution.

"I believe we can arrive at a solution," he said in response to questions, but declined to comment on how soon that might happen.