Australia–North Macedonia relations
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Australia–North Macedonia relations are the bilateral relations between Australia and North Macedonia. North Macedonia has an embassy in Canberra and has a consulate-general in Melbourne.[1]
History
Australia recognized the independence of North Macedonia, then known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in 1994 and established relations in 1995.[2]
In February 2025, Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Timco Mucunski paid an official visit to Australia meeting with Foreign Minister of Australia, Penny Wong.[3]
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.[4] The second migration occurred in 1960s.[4] The Macedonian community has largely integrated and does not have problem with the local population.[5]
See also
- Foreign relations of Australia
- Foreign relations of North Macedonia
- Australia–Yugoslavia relations
- Macedonian Australians
References
- ^ Embassy of North Macedonia in Canberra
- ^ "Republic of North Macedonia country brief | DFAT".
- ^ "North Macedonian foreign minister wants cooperation with Australia because of the "huge Macedonian diaspora"". Neos Kosmos. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Migration Heritage Centre: A Multicultural Landscape: National Parks and the Macedonian Experience: 4. Macedonian migration to Australia". www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "The Macedonians in Australia by Peter Hill (1989)". www.chartandmapshop.com.au.