Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Vienna: Austria Strengthens Partnership with North Macedonia

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: March 20, 2025; 19:11 ♦ (Vindobona)

Political cooperation between Austria and North Macedonia is under a new star: Just a few days after her inauguration as Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger received her counterpart Timčo Mucunski in Vienna. The meeting was seen as an important diplomatic prelude, characterized by solidarity and determination, both in humanitarian and political terms. The tragic events in Kočani brought the relationship between the two countries into focus, while at the same time the European future of North Macedonia was discussed.

The meeting between Beate Meinl-Reisinger (r.) and Timčo Mucunski (l.) underlines the deep-rooted partnership between Austria and North Macedonia. / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Michael Gruber / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) received her North Macedonian counterpart Timčo Mucunski in Vienna, just a few days after her inauguration. The visit took place in the wake of the recent fire disaster in Kočani, in which 59 people lost their lives and over 150 were injured. The meeting not only marks the continuation of close relations between Austria and North Macedonia…