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According to statements of the Macedonian government, 134 foreign nations had recognized the country under the name of "Republic of Macedonia" as of January 2017. [1] Some had used this name from the outset, others switched their stance after originally using the UN reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (notably the United States under George W. Bush's administration), while ...
UN Security Council will suggest to third countries to use the name "Republic of North Macedonia" in official bilateral relations; the name "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" will no longer be an acceptable name for the country "Macedonia" alone cannot be used by any of the two parties as an official name for the country or the region.
North Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə), [c] officially the Republic of North Macedonia, [d] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo [e] to the northwest and Serbia to the north. [8]
The new name, Republic of Northern Macedonia, should end decades of diplomatic conflict and make it easier for Macedonia to join the EU. In Macedonia, skepticism and hope as country set to change ...
On 12 February 2019, the Republic of Macedonia changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia following the Prespa agreement that ended the long-standing Macedonia naming dispute. In light of these events, editors on Wikipedia conducted a new RFC to adopt a new set of naming conventions and amend the ones in place since 2009.
The Macedonia naming dispute ended on 12 February 2019 when the two countries reached the Prespa agreement and the then-Republic of Macedonia changed its name to North Macedonia. Macedonia refers also to a geographic region in Greece, which roughly coincides with the southernmost major geographic subregion of Macedonia.
Four amendments to the Constitution of the Republic are adopted, one of which removes "Socialist" from the name of the Republic. [1] 8 September The Republic of Macedonia holds an independence referendum. 96% of those who voted, i.e., 72% of those who were registered to vote, voted "For." [1] 17 September
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 under its previous constitutional name, overshadowed by a long-standing, dead-locked dispute with neighboring Greece.