"There are three countries in the Western Balkans that are aspiring to join. That is Croatia, Albania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," Appathurai said.

阿帕修雷说：“有三个巴尔干西部国家有意加入北约，它们是克罗地亚、阿尔巴尼亚和前南斯拉夫的马其顿。”

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On Thursday the United States gave the government a boost when it announced it would henceforth recognise the country as Macedonia, rather than the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) which it has been known as for more than a decade.

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The conference will comprise museum directors and experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey.

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Ms. Elisabeta Kanceska Mileska, Minister of Culture of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, invited the Director-General, to the next Summit of the Heads of States of South-Eastern Europe in Ohrid on 1-2 June 2013, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the first Summit.

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