Sofia does not agree that Macedonia's name has a geographic identifier as possible solution to the Skopje-Athens name row, since it would provoke territorial pretensions towards Bulgaria, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told TV Plus.

According to him, options such as "Northern Macedonia" are absolutely unacceptable, since from a geographical point of view, it includes parts of Bulgaria and can thus cause territorial pretensions.

"Different options have been reviewed in consultations with us, including 'Northern Macedonia'. I have said we would not accept this solution, because tomorrow they might say that Blagoevgrad is Macedonian", says PM Borisov.