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MACEDONIAN
D i p lo m at i c B u l l e t i n
mdb edition
2015
november 2015
Government Delegation
Pays Political and Economic
Visit to China
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EDITORIAL
DIPLOMATIC NEWS
MDB
Macedonian Diplomatic Bulletin
was founded in October 2006 by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Macedonia.
Editor:
Vladimir Efremovski
Editorial Board:
Zuko Rizvanski, Shaban Jashari,
Katerina Stavreska, Olga Janevska
Jovanovik, and Sejfullah Shaqiri
Adviser:
Metodija Belevski
Photo:
Ljupco Blagoevski
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and directing and registering refugees with the aim of giving them
humane treatment.
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Deputy FM Kiprijanovska
Meets Hungary's Director
General for Cultural
Diplomacy Vizi
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INTERVIEW
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During the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, to the Republic of Macedonia, a
Joint Statement of the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Bosnia
and Herzegovina was signed. The Joint Statement includes one
point that deals in particular with the necessity of improvement
of economic relations and economic cooperation through
the creation of a favorable business climate, encouragement
of mutual investment, organization of business forums, and
promotion of cooperation in the field of tourism.
Furthermore, it was agreed to organize a major Business
Forum in mid-next year. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there are
great investment opportunities in agriculture, the energy sector,
metal and wood processing industries, infrastructure projects,
textile and leather industries, as well as tourism.
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INTERVIEW
Important in Responding
to Migration Challenges is
to Understand Migration Itself
There is no single country that can
adequately and effectively manage
migration alone. Cooperation
among countries is crucial. Such
cooperation needs to build upon
clearly formulated longer term
objectives, taking into account
demographic developments, labour
market needs, and the potential
positive impact of increased
mobility for EU and partner states.
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ICMPD believes that in order to effectively respond to the
associated challenges of these mixed migration flows, separate
approaches will have to be devised. More specifically, responses
will need to go well beyond short-term humanitarian and
logistical support. It is crucial to engage in a collective vision
towards better managing migration and mobility and together
promote rights and responsibility. The conflict and violence
in Syria since 2011 has caused massive loss of life and human
suffering, as well as a complex displacement crisis. Uncertainty
prevails as to when the war in Syria will end and when internally
displaced people will be able to return to their homes. There
are also questions as to whether Syrian refugees abroad will
be able to return to their country of origin, and for how long
the hosting states will be able to meet the refugees needs in
terms of providing access to basic services of accommodation,
healthcare, education and provide opportunities for income
generation in the future. At the same time, countries along the
route are confronted with large numbers of migrants who are not
technically entitled to international protection.
There is no single country that can adequately and effectively
manage migration alone. Cooperation among countries is
crucial. Such cooperation needs to build upon clearly formulated
longer term objectives, taking into account demographic
developments, labour market needs, and the potential positive
impact of increased mobility for EU and partner states. At the
same time, both security concerns and social stability questions
need to be taken into account. In this regard, countries need to
improve their cooperation in addressing the criminal network
profiting from the smuggling of migrants and the exploitation of
their vulnerability.
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Twenty years of diplomatic relations
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normalcy in official contacts, it opened
the way for a substantial increase of
cooperation in certain areas - notably
trade, investment, travel - and, at the
same time, it serves as a reminder that
more unfinished work lies ahead.
While I am mindful of the complexity
of the overall bilateral relationship, it is
my conviction that there is ample room
for considerable improvement in our
relations in a number of areas, while we
are seeking a mutually acceptable solution
to the name issue. It is my firm belief that
the solution to the name issue is the key to
attaining the full potential of our mutual
goals, interests and complementarities.
Experience is Key to
Success in Diplomacy
Ana Dereban Blaeska is a young diplomat that has worked with utmost dedication on
Macedonias Presidency of the Central European initiative (CEI) in 2015. Upon earning
her Masters degree from the Department of International Relations at the Faculty of
International Economic and Politics in Sofia, Bulgaria, she joined the United Nations
volunteers as a translator. In parallel, she interned with the political section of the
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje as part of the program targeting
young people with an ambition of building a career in an international environment. This
varied international experience contributed to a great extent to the successful start of her
diplomatic career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
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It has 2,150 shops. There are squares and markets with arches
and domes. The most beautiful of all are the markets of the cotton
fabric makers, umbrella makers, slipper makers, dyers and weavers.
Those are large markets whose construction was well planned. The
streets are clean and covered in cobblestone. Every shop is adorned
with hyacinths, violets, roses, basils, lilacs and lilies in vases and
flowerpots. Their fragrance captivates customers and merchants. The
people are educated and very honorable. During the hot summer
spells, the entire bazaar resembles the Baghdad shadows because all
its markets have sloping shutters and arches like those in Sarajevo
and Halep.
The English doctor and travel writer Edward Brown, who
visited Skopje in 1669, was amazed by the Bazaars covered market
(Bezisten) with its lead roof. He wrote that it was surrounded
by streets paved with boards and lined with various craft shops
and that diverse products were exported from Skopje at the time,
including wool, wax, tobacco, fabric, silk, silver items and various
other decorations.
The reforms of the first half of the 19th century led to better
economic conditions for the Bazaars growth. Macedonians
professing Christianity from the nearby villages started moving
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to the city which drove up the number of Macedonian artisans
and merchants, who also played the main role in the restoration
of the churches in and around the Bazaar, after Sultan Mehmed II
allowed Christians to build churches on the territory of the Empire.
For example, the Church of St. Dimitrija was renovated several
times in the 19th century, the last time in 1896, before it assumed
its present-day look. The local Jews, on the other hand, renovated
the Beth Yaakov Synagogue.
Many buildings were in the style of the authentic Macedonian
architecture yet there were also elements of eclecticism and the
Baroque. Serbian politician and historian Stojan Novakovi
described the Bazaar as a network of narrow and meandering
alleys full of merchant and craft shops. The streets are paved with
boards and the shops are covered with shutters. The bazaar is long
with a number of paved streets lying across.
In his travelogue of 1896, Victor Rerar wrote:
The large Asian markets like those in Bursa, Halep and Damascus
pale in comparison with the Skopje bazaar.
The buildings of the Museum of Macedonia and the Museum of
Contemporary Art exemplify the Bazaars modernist architecture,
while the way the Bazaar developed over the centuries and its
significance are showcased through the exhibits at the Old Bazaar
Museum at Suli An.
With the Skopje Old Bazaar Act that passed Macedonias
Parliament in 2008, the Bazaar was declared a cultural heritage
site under lasting protection of the state and 2010 saw the
beginning of the implementation of the 5-year revitalization
program. As a tourist attraction, the Bazaar abounds in buildings
Kurshumli An
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