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Strengthening military cooperation with North Macedonia

Skopje, 27 January 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Milos Vucevic spoke today in Skopje with Minister of Defence of North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska about cooperation in the field of defence and possibilities for its further strengthening.

Vucevic, who heads the delegation of the Ministry of Defence of Serbia in North Macedonia, emphasised the determination to develop friendly relations with the countries of the region, in accordance with mutual interests.

He pointed out that common interests naturally lead the states to cooperate with each other in order to achieve common goals and find effective solutions to problems.

The Deputy Prime Minister also indicated readiness to improve bilateral military cooperation with North Macedonia, pointing out that there is a will and capacity for its improvement in the coming period.

He presented that it is necessary to maintain the continuity of the dialogue between officials of the two countries at the highest level, in order to determine further directions and improve cooperation in the field of defence in all fields of mutual interest, which will positively affect the strengthening of the overall bilateral relations between Serbia and North Macedonia.

Petrovska confirmed that there is space, as well as determination to improve bilateral military relations in the coming period, expressing the expectation that after this visit of the delegation of Serbia, there will be progress in the field of bilateral military cooperation, which will result in new activities in the field of defence.