FUEN Visits Macedonians and Cham Albanians in Tirana
25.02.2015The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) visited the Macedonian Association „Ilinden“ and the Institute of Cham Studies in Tirana, Albania regarding the applications of these two organisations for a membership to FUEN.
During the Fact Finding Mission in Tirana on 20 February 2015, FUEN Vice President Halit Habip Oglu and FUEN Legal Advisor Frank de Boer had meetings with the representatives of the Macedonian minority in Albania and the Cham Albanians of Greece living in Albania.
Three national minorities, Greeks, Macedonians and Montenegrins/Serbs, and two cultural minorities, Aromanians and Romani people are recognized in Albania. Other minorities in Albania include the Balkan Egyptians, Bosniaks and Jews.
Photo 1: FUEN with the Chairman of the Macedonian Association "Ilinden" Nikolla Gjurgjaj and other representatives
Photo2: FUEN with the Chairman of the Institute of Cham Studies Gjergj Xhafa
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