ia ▁relations ▁are ▁foreign ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Sloven ia . ▁Both ▁countries ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁NAT O . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁countries ▁have ▁very ▁close ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁relations . ▁Once ▁part ▁of ▁S FR ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁the ▁two ▁republic s ▁declared ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁( S lo ven ia ▁in ▁June , ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁in ▁September ) ▁and ▁recogn ised ▁each ▁other ' s ▁independence ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Diplom atic ▁relations ▁between ▁both ▁countries ▁were ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Sloven ia ▁supports ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ' s ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁territorial ▁integrity , ▁its ▁Euro - integration ▁and ▁vis a ▁liberal isation . ▁A ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁Sloven ian ▁invest ments ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁North ▁Mac ed onia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁about ▁ 7 0 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁were ▁inv ested . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁Nik ola ▁Gr ue v ski ▁announced , ▁that ▁he ▁expects ▁more ▁Sloven ian ▁invest ments ▁in ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁energy ▁projects . ▁Over ▁ 7 0 ▁Sloven ian ▁companies ▁are ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁of ▁North ▁Mac ed onia . ▁ ▁Sign ed ▁Tre aties ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁Ag re ement