Today, August 16, an official ceremony was held in front of the buildings of the Ministry of Defense and the General staff of the ARM for their employees, on the occasion of the ARM day. The ceremony hosted the Minister of Defense of Republic of Macedonia, Talat Djaferi, the Chief of the General staff of the ARM, major-general Gorancho Koteski, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Republic of Macedonia, Emil Dimitriev, the Deputy Chief of the General staff of the ARM, major-general Naser Sejdini, the State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense, Sasho Stefanovski, the Director of the General staff of the ARM, brigadier general Dimche Petrovski and the other employees of the General staff of the ARM and the Ministry of Defense of Republic of Macedonia.
“The success that the ARM achieved is not just a success of the Ministry and the General staff, it is a success of every member of every command and unit. This success is a result of the responsibility, the professionalism, courage and enthusiasm of all ARM members” – the Chief of the General staff of the ARM stressed in his address. Among the rest, the Chief of the General staff of the ARM gave a review of what has been done this year, and noted the main priorities for the next year as well. During the ceremony, delegations led by the Minister of Defense of Republic of Macedonia, the Chief of the General staff of the ARM, the Deputy Minister of Defense and members of the families of the lost defenders from the conflict in 2001 layed fresh flowers in front of the monument of the lost defenders from 2001 on the plato in front of the Ministry of Defense and the General staff of the ARM. On the ceremony were also read the orders for the newly promoted, awarded and commended members of the General staff of the ARM and the Ministry of Defense of Republic of Macedonia.
