Skopje removed the 2-metre-tall statue of ancient Greek Warrior and King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great from their main airport on Thursday.
The statue was placed there in 2011 as a gift from the Turkish concessionary TAV, which operates the capital Skopje's airport. FYROM’s previous government, during its decade-long rule, erected lots of statues of Alexander the Great and named the country's main highway and Skopje's airport after him, in an attempt to appropriate its culture and history.
Reports say this is an act of goodwill by FYROM's new left-wing government, led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who is in current talks with Greece over the name dispute.
