Bitola is located in the Republic of North Macedonia .
`` When Eleftherios Venizelos , Prime Minister at the time , was asked if the Greek army should move towards Thessaloniki or Monastir ( now Bitola , Republic of Macedonia ) , Venizelos replied `` '' ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ! '' '' ( ``
Thessaloniki