The Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia ( mk, Министерство за одбрана на Северна Македонија) is a Macedonian agency which oversees the management of the

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. The ministry mainly coordinates the defence policy of the country, corresponding with the

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and the

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regularly. The MORM commands the ARM through the Chief of the General Staff (CGS).

Structure

Leadership

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- Defence minister * Major General Vasko Gjurchinovski -

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* Deputy CGS for civil-military cooperation * Deputy CGS for planning * Deputy CGS for

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Departmental structure

Administrative departments in the MORM help organize and deliver on the priorities of the ministry.http://www.mo.gov.mk/?page_id=14&lang=en The following departments are under the command of the MORM: *Department for Support to the Minister *Department for Communications, Analytics and Operational Support *Department for Internal Audit *Department for Inspection in Defence *Department for Policy and Planning *Department for International Cooperation *Department for Civil-military co-operation *Department for Legal Affairs *Human Resource Department *Finance Department *Logistics Department *Real Estate Department *Department for Services and Tourism, Motor Pool and Maintenance *Department for Specialized Production *C-4 Department *Military Museum *Military Aviation

List of ministers

The post of defense minister was established on January 10, 1992, with the first minister being

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. The current defence minister of North Macedonia is

References

External links

* {{in lang, mk, en

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...