# Zaev and Tsipras sign the Prespa Agreement

Date: 2018

On 17 June 2018 the foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia signed the Prespa Agreement, with Prime Ministers [Zoran Zaev](/people/zoran-zaev) and [Alexis Tsipras](/people/alexis-tsipras) present at the ceremony. Under the deal the country took the name North Macedonia, under an agreement between the governments in Skopje and Athens.

## People

- Zoran Zaev: https://factrail.ai/people/zoran-zaev

## Sources

- https://greekreporter.com/2020/12/15/former-greek-pm-tsipras-zaev-receive-hessian-peace-prize-for-prespa-agreement

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/zaev-prespa-agreement-2018-06-17