Macedonia to open embassy in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Brazil

Macedonia announced it would open a new embassy in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil.
Macedonian foreign minister Nikola Poposki said ambassadors have important political, diplomatic, cultural and economic duties to fulfill on behalf of their country, speaking to diplomats and foreign ambassadors in the foreign ministry building.
Underlining that Macedonia plans to increase the number of ambassadors that work abroad, Poposki said Saudi Arabia, UAE and Brazil would be the latest countries on the list with Macedonian embassies.
With representatives in the OSCE, EU, NATO, UN, EC, FAO and UNESCO, Macedonia has general consulates working in seven countries.