15 January 2019
In response to yesterday’s statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MFA (Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) says that the procedure for passing the constitutional changes in accordance with the Prespa Agreement is with full respect of the envisaged parliamentary procedure and the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, and expressed regret that […]
14 January 2019
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department for Informing and Press Relations has called the passing of the new amendments of the Macedonian Constitution in order to change the country’s name as “an artificial change of the country’s name in order for an enforced entering of Skopje into NATO” and stated that the problem with […]
20 November 2018
The foreign ministry sent a “protest note” to Hungary after convicted former prime minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Budapest and claimed asylum. Hungarian ambassador Laszlo Duks was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with State Secretary Viktor Dimovski. “The purpose of the meeting was to hand over a protest note from Macedonia […]
22 October 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov today met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, who is on a working visit to Macedonia. at the Macedonian Foreign Ministry The meeting focused on the country’s Euro-Atlantic perspectives, as well as the current political situation in Macedonia and the region. […]
1 October 2018
Political elite of our neighbor must show maturity and find a way to solve difficult problems. The pledge is the future of the state and the future of all its citizens. This is written in its position by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The referendum is the highest democratic practice – with the expressed […]
1 October 2018
Greece is following closely, albeit from the appropriate distance, the developments in the friendly country of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and remains committed to the Prespa Agreement. The result of the referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, though it is a consultative referendum and not part of the binding clauses […]
11 July 2018
The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats and ban the entry of two others, accusing them of attempting to interfere in Greece’s internal affairs, as well as undermining the Agreement regarding the name with Macedonia, reports the Greek daily “Kathimerini”. Diplomats have been charged with attempts to obtain and distribute information, as […]
6 June 2018
Tonight, at 19.30h there will be coordinated protests across 13 cities in Northern Greece, where protestors will send a message that Macedonia is one country and it is Greek. Organizers are calling for protestors to bring the Greek flag, irrelevant of any political party affiliation. In many cities, demonstrations are supported by the local government, […]
5 June 2018
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning to all citizens planning to travel to Greece tomorrow. The Greek organization “The Committee for the fight for the Greek character of Macedonia” has announced protests tomorrow in fourteen major cities in Northern Greece, all protesting against the use of the word “Macedonia”. Protests begin at […]
27 March 2018
President Gjorge Ivanov believes that the decision made by the Macedonian MFA to expel a Russian diplomat, was hasty, reports the presidential office. “As a candidate country for EU membership, Macedonia follows EU policy and its decisions made by consensus and on a EU level. Given that the decisions to expel Russian diplomats are not […]
27 March 2018
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has decided to expel a diplomat from the Russian Federation following the poisoning of x-spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, United Kingdom. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to announce that after close consultation with our EU and NATO allies and partners and in solidarity […]
23 March 2018
During a meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, a group of citizens gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry. They carried banners that were written in English, saying “Our name is Macedonia”, “Kotzias go home, you are not welcome in Macedonia”, “Stop the Holocaust against Macedonians” and “Stop […]
7 February 2018
Last night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece greeted the decision of the Macedonian government to rename the “Alexander the Macedonian” highway and the Skopje airport “Alexander the Great” into “Friendship” and “International airport Skopje.” “We greet today’s decision of the government of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia to rename the airport at […]
5 February 2018
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affair issued an announcement regarding Commissioner Johannes Hahn’s numerous references to the name Macedonia instead of FYROM. In a lengthy interview for the German magazine “Der Spiegel” Hahn has constantly used the name Macedonia whenever he addressed the negotiations for the country’s EU accession. Athens has called on Hahn to […]
22 January 2018
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, at today’s meeting with the ambassadors of the member states of the European Union, reiterated Macedonia’s commitment to start accession negotiations with the EU and the need to pay attention to the EU integration process. Dimitrov also informed about concrete reform activities in the judiciary, good governance, public administration and monitoring […]
22 January 2018
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted to the major protest yesterday in Thessaloniki, where a Macedonian flag was burned. Despite building confidence measures by the two governments, unfortunately, there are still incidents of people still living in the past, said the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The entire region and our […]
15 January 2018
The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Bojko Borisov and the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon have greeted the ratification of the Agreement for friendship, good neighborly relations and cooperation between Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Bulgaria that occurred today at the Macedonian Parliament. Borisov addressed through his Facebook page from Azerbaijan where he is […]
26 November 2017
We will enter negotiations with Greece with good faith and without fear, in an effort to overcome our differences, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov in Sunday’s interview with “Radio Free Europe”. “If there is a defeated side it will not be good for the winner or for the loser, because terrible nationalism will develop. […]
9 November 2017
The names of Macedonian ambassadors that are going to fill in the vacant diplomatic outposts will be announced as soon as they are going to be approved by the countries that will be sent to, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov. -The process of selecting ambassadors includes third-party countries in accordance with the […]
3 November 2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned today the burning of a Macedonian flag in the cities of Gnjilane and Pekj, as a reaction to the verdicts in the “Divo Naselje” case. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its regret and condemnation of yesterday’s act of desecration of the Macedonian flag by members of football fans […]
