Austria–North Macedonia relations
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Bilateral relationsexist between theRepublic of Austriaand theRepublic of North Macedonia.[1]Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 23 December 1994.[2]Austria maintains an embassy inSkopje,while North Macedonia maintains an embassy inVienna.[3] Austria is anEU memberand North Macedonia is anEU candidate.
Relations[edit]
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Austria, being a member state of theEuropean Union,supports North Macedonia's efforts to join the organization.[1]It also supported North Macedonia during the country's visa liberalization process and theEuropean Commission'spositive decision in 2009 concerning the start of accession negotiations between the EU and North Macedonia.[1]
European Union[edit]
Austria joined theEUin1995.North Macedonia is acandidate countryfor theEU.
NATO[edit]
While North Macedonia became a member ofNATOin2020,Austria has never been a member of NATO.
Resident diplomatic missions[edit]
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Embassy of North Macedonia in Vienna
See also[edit]
- Foreign relations of Austria
- Foreign relations of North Macedonia
- Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
- Macedonians in Austria
- Fire of Skopje 1689
- Austria–Yugoslavia relations
References[edit]
- ^abcMacedonian Information AgencyArchived2012-03-23 at theWayback MachinePM Gruevski meets Austrian FM Spindelegger(in English)
- ^Republic of Macedonia - Ministry of Foreign AffairsArchived2011-09-30 at theWayback MachineBilateral relations(in English)
- ^"Embassies of Macedonia - Vienna".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-08.Retrieved2010-05-28.