Azerbaijan–North Macedonia relations

Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of North Macedonia in the political, socio-economic, cultural and other spheres.

Azerbaijan–North Macedonia relations
Map indicating locations of Azerbaijan and North Macedonia

Azerbaijan
North Macedonia

Diplomatic relations

The government of North Macedonia recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on June 25, 1995.[1]

Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia were established on June 28, 1995.[1]

Since 2011, Azerbaijan's Extraordinary Ambassador to North Macedonia has been Faig Bagirov. Since 2013, The Ambassador of North Macedonia to Azerbaijan has been Goran Taskovski.[1]

Legal framework: 5 documents have been signed between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia.[2]

High-level visits

June 28–29, 2007 – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid a working visit to North Macedonia to participate in the Security Forum of the NATO Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.[1]

President of North Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov visited Azerbaijan in 2012, 2015, 2017.[1][2]

Inter-parliamentary relations

There is an Azerbaijani-Macedonian inter-parliamentary working group in the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan. The head of the group is Asim Mollazade.[1]

Economic cooperation

North Macedonia has an economic representative office in Azerbaijan with an office in Baku.[1]

In September 2019, during the 74th session of The United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev. The sides discussed prospects of implementation of energy projects.[3]

It is planned to connect North Macedonia to the Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) to transport Azerbaijani gas from the Shah Deniz field to Europe.[4][5]

Trade turnover (in thousand US dollars)

Year Import Export      Trade turnover      Balance
2015 774.4 - 774.4 -774.4
2016 422.7 6.3 429 -422.7
2017 963 - 963 -963
2018 837.42 27.83 865.25 -809.59

Tourism

There is an agreement between the foreign ministries of the two countries on visa-free travel.[6]

See also

References
  1. (PDF). February 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062347/http://www.mfa.gov.az/files/file/Azerbaijan_-_Macedonia_relations_17.09.2014.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "North Macedonia". mfa.gov.az. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. "Состоялась встреча министра иностранных дел Азербайджана с премьер-министром Республики Северная Македония ВИДЕО". azertag.az (in Russian). Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. "Северная Македония построит еще один трубопровод для транспортировки азербайджанского газа | Информационный портал Москва-Баку". moscow-baku.ru. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. "АЗЕРБАЙДЖАН. Северная Македония намерена добывать в Болгарии азербайджанский газ". ИА Чеченинфо (in Russian). Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. "Azerbaijan-New Zealand". Archived from the original on May 19, 2019.
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