Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras talk after the signing of an accord to settle a long dispute over the name of Republic of Macedonia in the village of Otesevo, Macedonia June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will support efforts by Macedonia to meet the terms of an accord to change the country’s name, Greece’s government spokesman said on Wednesday.

The two countries signed a deal this week to change the Balkan nation’s name to North Macedonia.