Austria–North Macedonia relations
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Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of North Macedonia.[1] Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 23 December 1994.[2] Austria maintains an embassy in Skopje, while North Macedonia maintains an embassy in Vienna.[3] Austria is an EU member and North Macedonia is an EU candidate.
Relations
[edit]Austria, being a member state of the European Union, supports North Macedonia's efforts to join the organization.[1] It also supported North Macedonia during the country's visa liberalization process and the European Commission's positive decision in 2009 concerning the start of accession negotiations between the EU and North Macedonia.[1]
Austria joined the EU in 1995. North Macedonia is a candidate country for the EU.
While North Macedonia became a member of NATO in 2020, Austria has never been a member of NATO.
Resident diplomatic missions
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Embassy of North Macedonia in Vienna
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of Austria
- Foreign relations of North Macedonia
- Macedonians in Austria
- Fire of Skopje 1689
- Austria–Yugoslavia relations
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Macedonian Information Agency Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine PM Gruevski meets Austrian FM Spindelegger (in English)
- ^ Republic of Macedonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Bilateral relations (in English)
- ^ "Embassies of Macedonia - Vienna". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-05-28.