German Chancellor Angela Merkel headed to Greece on Thursday to show post-austerity solidarity with Athens and lend diplomatic support on a name change for neighbouring Macedonia.
Merkel, who faced angry anti-austerity protests during her last visit in 2014, was to hold talks with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and address the still thorny issue of an impending name change for Macedonia.
The former constituent part of Yugoslavia shares the name of a northern Greek province.
Tsipras and Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev have agreed in principle for Skopje to switch to "the Republic of North Macedonia."
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