Četverodnevni skup održan je uz pozadinu tekućeg spora oko naziva između Grčke i Republike Makedonije, te uz napor Skoplja da se u Grčkoj prizna etnički makedonska manjina.
The four-day event took place against the backdrop of the ongoing name dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia and amid a push by Skopje for recognition of an ethnic Macedonian minority in Greece.