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Article: The two Macedonias.(LETTERS)(dispute over Macedonia's name which at present is provisionally called Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia )
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- Cineaste
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- September 22, 2007
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I note that in the paragraph describing the tour of the Balkans in the summer issue of Cineaste the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is referred to as simply "Macedonia"! Presumably the editors of Cineaste are unaware that the issue of this country's name is still pending and until a final resolution of the problem is effected the name is still the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or FYROM. Furthermore, in 2005, the country was officially recognized as a European Union candidate state, under the reference "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
This new republic, whose capital city is Skopje, emerged as the successor to the former "Yugoslav ...