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Australian Government Changes “Slav-Macedonian” Directive to “Macedonian”

The Australian government has decided to change its directive concerning the Australian-Skopje community being recognized under the name “Macedonian” instead of “Slav-Macedonian”, used since 1994. The decision was formally announced by AMHRCA (Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee) on its website, which also posted a letter of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship confirming the change [...]

Australian Foreign Policies on FYROM Name Dispute and Cyprus Problem Remain Unaltered

“Australia’s policies on the name issue of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia remain unaltered. Australia recognizes the county by this name and our political line will not change as long as Greece and FYROM do not adopt a commonly accepted solution for the problem” told Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd to Greek-Australian Labor MP [...]