Sekerinska and 18 NATO Allies sign Memorandum of Understanding

Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska and Defence Ministers of 17 Allies and Finland as NATO partner country signed Thursday in Brussels during the NATO Summit a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Multinational Cooperation for the Provision of Land Battle Decisive Munitions (LBDM) with which Macedonia joins Smart Defence Initiative. Under the leadership of Belgium, MOU was …

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Sekerinska: Majority of Macedonian citizens will vote ‘yes’ for the country’s future

I am certain that the majority of citizens will vote ‘for’ the Macedonian identity, ‘for’ the Macedonian future, ‘for’ the EU and NATO membership, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerisnska says in a Sunday’s interview of Radio Free Europe. We have a historic opportunity, but also bear a historic responsibility, she says, pointing out the approach of …

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Zaev set to meet Tusk, Hahn and Stoltenberg on two-day visit to Brussels

Macedonian government delegation led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev pays a two-day working visit to Brussels where is set to meet with European Council President Donald Tusk. The meeting will also be attended by Deputy PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and FM Nikola Dimitrov, Government Press Service …

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DM Sekerinska expects positive decisions on Macedonia in coming weeks

Developments in the coming couple of weeks will have broad and long-term effects, hopefully positive, on Macedonia’s security and political environment. Getting a date for the start of EU accession talks and a NATO membership invitation will be an added incentive for enhanced reforms supported by the Parliament, said Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska on Monday. …

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Sekerinska sends letter to 29 NATO Defence Ministers asking support for Macedonia’s membership invitation

Following the agreement reached with Greece, Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska sends letter to 29 NATO Defence Ministers asking for their support for Macedonia to be extended NATO membership invitation at the July Summit. Sekerinska had phone conversations with some of the Defence Ministers who welcomed the reached agreement and expressed their support for Macedonia’s membership …

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Sekerinska: Euro-integration process requires engagement of all capacities in society

Every person matters and this is most important in the EU integration process, especially for a country of two million citizens. The Government must increase the institutional capacities, but we cannot do this alone, said Vice Premier and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska at roundtable “Creating Public Policies in Perspective of European Integration” on Monday. “We …

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Macedonia’s Ambassador to the US to be summoned for consultations over conduct

Macedonia’s Ambassador to the US, Vasko Naumovski will be summoned home for consultations over his conduct, i.e failure to attend meetings of Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska with high-ranking officials during her recent trip to the US. “Following an agreement with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, Ambassador Naumovski will be summoned for consultations in the country followed …

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Sekerinska at US State Department: Macedonia is ready for NATO membership

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska during her official to the US met with Laura Cooper, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia and senior officials of the US State Department. Sekerinska at the meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Elisabeth Millard, explained the arguments that …

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Sekerinska expects staunch US support of Macedonia’s accession to NATO

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska expects staunch US support of Macedonia’s accession to NATO. Speaking Friday at a press briefing ahead of her visit to the United States, Sekersinska said that the settlement of Athens-Skopje name dispute was up to both parties. Commenting the statement of Greek FM Nikos Kotzias that the name dispute couldn’t be settled by …

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Sekerinska to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis in Washington

Deputy PM and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska will hold an official meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, in Washington on May 1. The meeting is expected to affirm the strategic partnership between the Republic of Macedonia and the United States. The meeting is all the more significant because it takes place ahead …

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Sekerinska: We are not interfering in other countries’ affairs, strategic decisions are ours

“Talks with Greece are ongoing, the foreign ministers are in Vienna, we want to hope and will do everything so that Macedonia is constructive and contributes to a successful process”, said Vice Prim and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska on Friday. Sekerinska told reporters after a visit to the Military Medical Center that good relations with …

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Sekerinska on an official visit to Turkey

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska is paying an official visit to Turkey, upon an invitation of counterpart Nurettin Canikli. During the visit, Minister Sekerinska will also meet with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Defense Ministry said in a press release. Discussions will focus on current developments in Macedonia, prior and future …

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Rose Gottemoeller sends video message to Sekerinska and women in Macedonia (Video)

NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller sent a special video message to Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and women in the Republic of Macedonia. In the message, NATO Deputy Secretary General Gottemoeller says: – Today we mark the International Women’s Day. For us in NATO, today, like every day, we are promoting the participation of women …

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Senior NATO and EU Officials visit Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet today with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzález and Maciej Popowski, Deputy Director General for Neighborhood Policy and EU Enlargement Negotiations, who will pay a two-day visit to the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia. According to the government press service, the visit of …

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Sekerinska: We are doing all we can to join NATO, but it is not only up to us

“Each country must guarantee its security no matter what, and to become a NATO member it should vouch for its contributions to global stability. We are working on our national security as well as NATO membership,” Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska said Monday in a response to a question about Macedonia’s NATO prospects this year. …

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Macedonian government promotes European behavior in Balkan region – DM Sekerinska

Thus far the Macedonian government has promoted a kind of different approach to policy-making and a European behavior in the Balkan region, which may also work in the process for settling the name dispute with Greece, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska says in an interview with Deutsche Welle. Sekerinska was part of Macedonia’s delegation visiting Germany …

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