Macedonia to end contentious talks with Greece over name if NATO bid vetoed

The Macedonian foreign minister threatened to end negotiations with Greece over the former Yugoslav republic's name if Macedonia's southern neighbor vetoes its bid to join NATO.

Antonio Milososki also said Monday that chances are small that a deal on the name can be reached before next week's NATO summit.

Greece has insisted that Macedonia change its name, which it says implies territorial claims on the neighboring province of northern Greece that also is called Macedonia. Greece's greatest hero, Alexander the Great, was Macedonian.

U.N. envoy Matthew Nimetz has invited Greek and Macedonian negotiators to New York for talks on Tuesday. The …