President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, Gjurgjaj participated in a meeting of the Slavic minorities working group in Europe during the FUEN congress

President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, Nikolla Gjurgjaj participated today in a working meeting of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) during the congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), currently being held in Helsinki, Finland.

“On behalf of the Macedonian Association ‘Ilinden’-Tirana, I gave a presentation regarding the Macedonians in the Republic of Albania,” said Gjurgjaj.

Nikolla Gjurgjaj, President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, and Dr. Hartmut Leipner, Chair of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM).

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”

Dr. Hartmut Leipner, Chair of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM), expressed his appreciation for the successful organization of the seminar in Tirana by the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana.

The seminar in Tirana was one of the most significant events and served as an important promotion of the Macedonian national minority. The seminar and the activities of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana were the focus of today’s meeting, which is traditionally held as part of every FUEN congress. The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”–Tirana has been a member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) since May 16, 2015, and is part of the Working Group of Slavic Minorities.

The Working Group of Slavic Minorities in Europe comprises 32 organizations that are full members of FUEN.