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Macedonia

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to enable citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to obtain in that country visas to visit the United Kingdom.

We have no plans to issue visas in Skopje at present. The office of the British Government representative in Skopje has just been set up, and is operating as a one-person post. Even when it reaches planned full strength, with two United Kingdom diplomats, it will have neither the capacity nor resources to offer such a service. Whether the post might offer a service at some time in the future would depend on both demand and the availability of resources, in the light of competing priorities.

DestinationPurpose of visitDates
TurkeyBilateral21–23 April 1992
GreeceBilateral23 April 1992
PortugalInformal EC Foreign Ministers Meeting1–2 May 1992
SpainBilateral2–4 May 1992
CzechoslovakiaBilateral4–5 May 1992
BelgiumForeign Affairs Council10–11 May 1992
FranceIn attendance upon Her Majesty The Queen12 May 1992
ItalyBilateral15 May 1992
KuwaitGulf Cooperation Council15–16 May 1992
EgyptBilateral16–17 May 1992
MexicoBilateral26–30 May 1992
FranceIn attendance upon Her Majesty The Queen9–12 June 1992
LuxembourgForeign Affairs Council14–15 June 1992
GermanyWestern European Union Ministerial Meeting18–19 June 1992
LuxembourgEC Foreign Ministers Conclave20 June 1992
PortugalEuropean Council25–27 June 1992
GermanyG7 Economic Summit5–8 July 1992
FranceEuropean Parliament Plenary8 July 1992
FinlandCSCE Summit9–10 July 1992
YugoslaviaOfficial Talks15–18 July 1992
MacedoniaOfficial Talks18 July 1992
AlbaniaOfficial Talks18–19 July 1992
BelgiumForeign Affairs Council19–20 July 1992
PhilippinesASEAN Conference23–26 July 1992
Hong KongOfficial Talks26–28 July 1992

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs where is the nearest United Kingdom diplomatic point to Macedonia at which citizens of that country can obtain a visa to visit the United Kingdom.

The British embassy in Sofia is able to issue visas to Macedonians wishing to visit the United Kingdom. Macedonians may also apply for visit visas at any other British mission offering a full visa service.