Antonis Samaras - the leader of New Democracy party which is a partner in the new Greek coalition government - by refusing our invitation for a meeting has implied that there is no interest for settling the name dispute. Macedonia remains committed to solving the issue, Premier Nikola Gruevski stated on Wednesday.

"My invitation for a meeting with Samaras was intended to show willingness for resuming the dialogue, for establishing fresh communications in a bid to find a solution to the issue which has been a burden to the two countries for 20 years. I regret that Samaras has refused such a chance. This move speaks volumes about the interest of Greece to resolve the dispute," Gruevski said.

He once again called Samaras and the Greek PM, Lucas Papademos, to find a way and time to overcome the name issue.

"A solution must be found. Meetings shouldn't be avoided. The position and way of thinking toward its neighbour has to be changed. This act of ignoring and refusing meetings does no good for neighbourly relations - it isn't good for Greece and offers no solutions. We will continue to find ways to solve the issue we have been facing for 20 years due to Greece with its unreasonable policy towards its neighbour, Macedonia. We have a problem with their actions and something must be done in that respect. Hopefully, the international community will pay more attention in the future," the PM urged.

He noted that both countries hadn't established contacts in the past six months "mainly due to Greece's lack of focus on the issue."

"For a while, this was justified with the financial crisis in the country. Now, there are instances when Greek officials refuse to meet despite being in the same place. There is serious intention of not solving the name row," PM Gruevski.

Commenting the International Court of Justice-ICJ's judgement in favour of Macedonia, Gruevski said it would help in name talks by being a strong legal argument with political impact.

"I'm deeply convinced that the ICJ ruling will be of great use for Macedonia in its further efforts to find a name solution," Gruevski argued.

He voiced hope that the Hague court's decision would be taken into consideration by NATO members ahead of next year's summit of the Alliance.