President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Gjorgi Ivanov has dismissed the country’s ambassador to France and representative to UNESCO, Agron Baxhaku. It is believed that Baxhaku’s dismissal is connected to the support he expressed for Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO during the meeting of the organization’s Executive Board. Baxhaku’s mandate was set to end in December but President Ivanov decided to move it earlier. Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO will be put to vote this November at the general conference and it is not certain which way will FYROM vote go.