Dimovski: The National Security Agency starts working, UBK is history


The Director of the National Security Agency Viktor Dimovski at a press conference said that the National Security Agency is becoming operational, as its capacities have been put in function in line with the law on its establishment. Director Dimovski said today was a historic day.

“Today marks the end of a key phase of the process to reform the country’s security sector. Today, the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), which in the past was abused by individuals and group of people for their interests, is now a thing of the past… Today marks the start of a new era in the filed,” Dimovski stressed.

The National Security Agency, he said, is an independent institution that’s not part of the Interior Ministry and it marks the completion of reforms of the security and counterintelligence system in North Macedonia.

The Agency will focus on implementing reforms in line with European security standards, thus contributing to the process of integration of the country into NATO and the EU as a factor of stability in the region, according to him.

“With the formation of the Operational Technical Agency (OTA), the grip held for years by the UBK on the system for the interception of communications has been finally broken. It guarantees that illegal wiretapping will never happen again,” Dimovski vowed.

A system of parliamentary and civil oversight has been established, according to him, adding the Agency would be fully transparent.

“I’m confident that with the National Security Agency in compliance with the Constitution and the laws of our country and full implementation of the fundamental European values we will demonstrate commitment to and capacity in addressing complex security challenges in the coming period,” said Dimovski.