List of ambassadors of Russia to North Macedonia

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of North Macedonia
Амбасада на Руската Федерациjа во Северна Македониjа
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Sergey Bazdnikin  [ ru ] since 3 August 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Skopje
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Skopje
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Skopje

The ambassador of Russia to North Macedonia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of North Macedonia.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian Embassy in Skopje. ^[1] The current Russian ambassador to North Macedonia is Sergey Bazdnikin  [ ru ], incumbent since 3 August 2018. ^[2] There is an honorary consulate in Ohrid. ^[3]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: North Macedonia–Russia relations

The Soviet Union maintained diplomatic relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia throughout the twentieth-century, with ambassadors appointed up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, and thereafter with the Russian Federation recognised as its successor state. Yugoslavia had also begun to break up by 1991, with Macedonia voting for independence in 1991. Russia recognised the Republic of Macedonia on 4 August 1992, and official diplomatic relations were established on 31 January 1994. The Russian mission in Skopje was established as an embassy on 6 October 1994. ^[4] The first Russian ambassador to Macedonia, Pyotr Dobroserdov  [ ru ], was appointed on 25 September 1996. ^[4] On 22 May 2002, an honorary consulate was opened in Bitola, but permission for it to operate was subsequently revoked by the North Macedonian government on 1 June 2022. ^[4] In 2019, a long-running dispute over the country's name was settled, and the country became known as North Macedonia. ^[5]

Representatives of the Russian Federation to North Macedonia (1996–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Pyotr Dobroserdov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 September 1996	28 April 2000	Credentials presented on 26 December 1996
Vladimir Ivanovsky	Ambassador	21 June 2000	7 February 2002	Credentials presented on 31 July 2000
Agaron Asatur  [ ru ]	Ambassador	7 February 2002	8 June 2006	Credentials presented on 14 March 2002
Vladimir Solotsinsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	8 June 2006	17 November 2010	Credentials presented on 29 August 2006
Oleg Shcherbak  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 November 2010	3 August 2018	Credentials presented on 28 January 2011
Sergey Bazdnikin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	3 August 2018		Credentials presented on 18 September 2018

References

1. "О Посольстве" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 13 May 2025.
2. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 13 May 2025.
3. "Почётное консульство Российской Федерации в Охриде" (in Russian). russconsul.org. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
4. "История" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 13 May 2025.
5. Testorides, Konstantin (12 February 2019). "Call me by my new name: Balkan nation is North Macedonia now". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2019.