Austria–North Macedonia relations

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Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of North Macedonia.[http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?mId=1&vId=70912687&lId=2&title=MACEDONIA+-+INTERNAL+AFFAIRS+ Macedonian Information Agency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323052047/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?mId=1&vId=70912687&lId=2&title=MACEDONIA+-+INTERNAL+AFFAIRS+ |date=2012-03-23 }} PM Gruevski meets Austrian FM Spindelegger {{in lang|en}} Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 23 December 1994.[http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 Republic of Macedonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |date=2011-09-30 }} Bilateral relations {{in lang|en}} Austria maintains an embassy in Skopje, while North Macedonia maintains an embassy in Vienna.{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/Macedonia |title=Embassies of Macedonia - Vienna |access-date=2010-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108034458/http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/Macedonia#2195 |archive-date=2010-01-08 |url-status=dead }}

Austria is an EU member and North Macedonia is an EU candidate.

Relations

File:2019_Alexander_Schallenberg,_Bujar_Osmani_(48864457886).jpg) and North Macedonia (Bujar Osmani)]]

Austria, being a member state of the European Union, supports North Macedonia's efforts to join the organization. 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.

[[European Union|EU]]

Austria joined the EU in 1995. North Macedonia is a candidate country for the EU.

== NATO ==

While North Macedonia became a member of NATO in 2020, Austria has never been a member of NATO.

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Austria has an embassy in Skopje.
  • North Macedonia has an embassy in Vienna.

File:Wien-wiener-linien-sl-43-947528.jpg|Embassy of North Macedonia in Vienna

See also

References

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