Nimetz's remarks came after he met on Thursday (June 26th) with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Greece's representative in the talks, Adamantios Vassilakis, in Athens, and then on Friday with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, President Branko Crvenkovski and Macedonian negotiator Nikola Dimitrov in Skopje.
Nimic je to izjavio posle sastanka koji je u četvrtak (26. juna) imao sa grčkom ministarkom inostranih poslova Dorom Bakojani i grčkim predstavnikom u razgovorima Adamantiosom Vasilakisom u Atini, a onda u petak u Skoplju sa makedonskim premijerom Nikolom Gruevskim, predsednikom Brankom Crvenkovskim i makedonskim pregovaračem Nikolom Dimitrovim.