The Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska and the Chief of Staff of the Macedonian Army (ARM) Vasko Gjurcinovski met on Wednesday Admiral James Foggo, the Commander of the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples, Italy. At the meeting, Sekerinska pointed out the excellent cooperation between the Macedonian Defence Ministry and ARM and the Allied Joint Force Command, adding that it contributes ...

The last two debates organised by the government focusing on the Prespa Agreement and the constitutional changes were held on Monday, one in Tetovo and one in Stip. At the debate in Tetovo, the Speaker of the Macedonian parliament Talat Xhaferi explained the further procedures in the adoption of the amendments for changes to the Constitution of Macedonia. “The public ...

The Vice-PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska opened on Friday the debate organised by the Institute for European Policies titled “Between facts and fiction – what NATO membership will bring to Macedonia”. “All 29 NATO member-states agree that Macedonia is ready to become the alliance’s 30th member. This is definitely something we are to be proud of, but still the ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and the Minister of Defence Radmila Sekerinska met Wednesday in Brussels the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. At the meeting, Sekerinska and Dimitrov informed Mogherini and Hahn for the successful development of all processes related to the implementation of the Prespa Agreement so far. ...

At the new hearing over “27 April Parliament Incidents” case in the Criminal Court in Skopje, one of the defendants, Mihail Mladenovski, revealed that the intrusion in the Parliament has been organised by the then management of the Department for Security and Counter-intelligence (UBK). “All the instructions we got came from then Head of UBK Vladimir Atanasovski, and organised by ...

“The PM was very clear. Rotations are possible at a ministerial level, but the focus is on the policy that will ensure a better life for citizens,” Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska said on Thursday, commenting on the speculations of a crisis and division within the government following former PM Nikola Gruevski’s escape and of she succeeding Zoran Zaev as PM. ...

The Government is in the final stage of the NATO integration process. The accession negotiations are over, while the remarks from them have been incorporated into the reform programme that should soon be adopted by the Government. The programme envisages reforms in the rule of law and fight against corruption fields. It also takes into consideration the military reforms adjusted ...

Minister of Defence Radmila Sekerinska on Friday in Zagreb took part in the US-Adriatic Charter Defence Ministerial, the first such meeting in which Macedonia – one of the founding countries of the initiative – participates after being invited to join NATO. Minister Sekerinska was congratulated on Macedonia’s NATO breakthrough by US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, and by the co-chairs ...

Ahead of the July 11-12 NATO Summit in Brussels, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska says in a video-message that Macedonia will sit on the same table with world powers over the next two days. “Tomorrow and the day after, Republic of Macedonia will sit on the same table with world powers. Our country will officially receive the NATO membership invitation. We ...

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska met Monday in Skopje with Zhang Qingli, Vice-Chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The two interlocutors reaffirmed the excellent relations between the two countries and nations, based on mutual trust and respect, the MoD said in a press release. Minister Sekerinska welcomed the cooperation fostered ...