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Australia–North Macedonia relations are the
bilateral relation Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...
between
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and North Macedonia. Australia is accredited to North Macedonia from its embassy in
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, Serbia and maintains an honorary consulate in Skopje. North Macedonia has an embassy in
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and has a consulate-general in Melbourne.


History

Australia recognized the independence of North Macedonia, then known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in 1994 and established relations in 1995. Australia also helped committing for solving the naming conflict between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia at the time, as Australia is also the home of a significant Greek population which always has tensions with the smaller Macedonian diaspora.


Macedonian diaspora in Australia

The population from North Macedonia in Australia is officially acknowledged to be around 100,000 by ancestry, but there is about 200,000 people claim by the community. Historically, while record about Macedonian presence to Australia surfaced in 19th century, the community came to Australia much later than other former Yugoslav diasporas, they only came to Australia by 1920s and 1930s as was known as Yugoslavs back then. The second migration occurred in 1960s. The Macedonian community has largely integrated and does not have problem with the local population.


See also

* Foreign relations of Australia *
Foreign relations of North Macedonia The foreign relations of North Macedonia since its independence in 1991 have been characterized by the country's efforts to gain membership in international organizations such as NATO and the European Union and to gain international recognition un ...
*
Australia–Yugoslavia relations Australia–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between now split-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Australia. Australia and Yugoslavia established formal diplomatic relations in 1966. Two countries decided to ...


References

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