Rehn je izrazio nadu da će preporuka EK poslužiti "kao vrlo jako ohrabrenje u svrhu rješavanja spora oko imena i time ukloniti to sa dnevnog reda, i ja vjerujem da i vlada u Skoplju shvata ovu poruku".
Rehn voiced hope that the EC's recommendation will serve "as a very strong encouragement to settle the name issue and thus remove this from the agenda, and I trust that the government in Skopje gets this message as well".