Tag: armenia
Sport 13.10.24 | 20:49

Football: Victory over Armenia raises hopes for first World Cup for Macedonia

Macedonia beat Armenia 2:0 in an away game today, and is on the verge of playing in the next stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The victory, that was due to goals from Miovski and Alimi, brings Macedonia in the B Group of the qualifiers. Even though the level of play was far from superior, Macedonia...
Macedonia 01.02.22 | 20:50

Serbian court rejects Armenian extradition request for Macedonian diplomat

Five months after his arrest, Macedonian diplomat Mile Milenkovski was released from prison in the Serbian city of Vranje. He was detained on an Armenian warrant, after it was revealed that he participated in the extraction of Levon Sargsyan, brother of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The major...
Sport 11.11.21 | 21:38

Macedonia beats Armenia 5:0, renews its chances to qualify for the World Cup

Macedonia defeat Armenia 5:0 in an away World Cup qualifications match, that helps keep hope alive for reaching the tournament, especially after Romania dropped two points against Iceland. After setbacks against Romania and Iceland, where Macedonia dropped valuable points, the red and yellow team was...
Macedonia 20.09.21 | 12:03

New details in the Armenia Scandal: A Macedonian engineer was also extracted from Yerevan, along with the former President’s brother

The Kod investigative program reports that a fourth Macedonian was involved in the growing Armenia Scandal, in which it was revealed that three diplomats helped the brother of the former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan flee Yerevan in 2018. The fourth person is an engineer by the name of Branislav...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 15:57

Armenia Scandal taints Macedonia’s chairmanship of OSCE

The Armenia Scandal hit Macedonia at the worst possible time, as the country is preparing to chair OSCE in 2023. Macedonia pushed hard for the opportunity, but seems completely unprepared for it, with just four diplomats in its Vienna mission. And one of the diplomats, deputy charge d’affaires...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 10:14

Foreign Ministry revokes passports of diplomats involved in the “Armenia Scandal”

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani announced that he has suspended the diplomatic passports two of three diplomats involved in the Armenia Scandal. Osmani also said that one of the diplomats has by now retired, and the other is on vacation and is not coming to the Ministry. The third diplomat involved in...
Macedonia 07.09.21 | 13:46

Levon who? Zaev claims he knows nothing about the “Armenia Scandal”

Everything I know I know from the press. Armenia is not a well known country. This is the first time I hear there was some Government there that was replaced and that there was a brother of the former President involved. Once the details are known, they will be revealed to the public, Zoran Zaev said...
Macedonia 07.09.21 | 13:40

Document shows that the Foreign Ministry was informed about the “Armenia Scandal”

Former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki shared a leaked 2020 document – a query from the Interior Ministry as part of the investigation in the growing Armenia Scandal. The document shows that three Macedonian diplomats were of interest in the 2018 extraction of Levon Sargsyan, the brother of...
Macedonia 06.09.21 | 13:59

Macedonian diplomats involved in the “Armenia affair” had a fake passport meant for Levon Sargsyan

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki said that the Macedonian diplomats who were involved in the 2018 flight of Armenian official Levon Sargsyan from the country, were carrying a Macedonian passport issued under an assumed identity. If confirmed, this will greatly expand the growing scandal, which showed...
Macedonia 05.09.21 | 16:10

Minister Osmani suspended the diplomat charged with helping Serzh Sargsyan’s brother flee Armenia

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that he has suspended diplomat Mile Milenkoski and removed him from his post as deputy chief of Macedonia’s mission in OSCE, following his arrest in Serbia. Milenkoski was held by Serbian police on an Armenian warrant, where he is charged with helping the brother...
Macedonia 04.09.21 | 18:58

Top Macedonian Government officials knew about the “Armenia scandal” that is shaking the Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed that two of its diplomats were arrested in Serbia over a scandal involving the brother of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.  The two detained diplomats, along with a third Macedonian diplomat, helped the President’s brother, Levon Sargsyan, to flee Armenia...
Macedonia 03.09.21 | 17:15

Two Macedonian diplomats arrested in Serbia on an Armenian warrant, after helping a fugitive

The MKD.mk news site reports that two Macedonian diplomats were arrested in Serbia, apparently on request from Armenia. One of the diplomats is identified by the site as Mile Milenkoski, and he was reportedly the first to be arrestted, some time last week, while he was trying to enter Macedonia. According...
Sport 05.09.20 | 18:51

Macedonia scores an easy win over Armenia

Macedonia scored an easy win over Armenia, in the UEFA Nations League. Two goals from Ezdzan Alioski and Ilija Nestorovski in the first half sealed the 2:1 win. Both were scored from penalties after Elif Elmas was fouled while in action in front of the Armenian goal. Armenia also scored from a penalty...

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