Bilateral Cooperation

Vienna, June 26, 2018

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Austrian Federal Government on Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information was signed on June 26, 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, the Agreement was signed by the President of the Government, Mr. Zoran Zaev.

Skopje, June 13, 2018

The Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, Mr. Stojan Slaveski, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the President of the Chamber of the Republic of Macedonia for Private Security, Ms. Verica Mileska Stefanovska. On the occasion of establishing the cooperation, representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information held lectures on “Security Vetting of Legal Entities and Natural Persons” and on “Physical Security of the Facilities for Safeguarding of Classified Information” that will present significant aspects of the security of classified data related to the work of the private security.

Zagreb, 8 May, 2018

On May 08, 2018 in Zagreb, Republic of Croatia, a working meeting was held between the directors of the national security authorities of the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Croatia. The goal of the meeting was exchange of opinions, theoretical and practical experiences as well as acquiring knowledge about the legal solutions on the protection of classified information implemented in the Republic of Croatia. In addition to the opportunity to obtain insights on the legal framework for classified information protection, the working meeting contributed to strengthening the bilateral relations between the two security authorities.

Brussels, November 23, 2017

On November 23, 2017 at the NATO HQ in Brussels, the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, Mr. Stojan Slaveski, Ph.D., met with the Head of NATO Office of Security, Ms. Wendy A. Bashnan, who besides managing the Office also acts in the capacity of a Principal Security Advisor to the Secretary General and to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, and as Chair in High Level Committees.

Skopje, October 17, 2017

The Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, Mr. Stojan Slaveski, Ph.D., met with the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Nina Suomalainen to discuss the current activities of the Directorate, the existing cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje in the framework of the project on Risk Assessment Methodology for CIS Security, as well as the possibilities for establishing closer cooperation through participation in new projects supported by the OSCE.

Skopje, August 4, 2016

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of Romania on Mutual Protection of Classified Information was signed on August 4, 2016 in Bucharest, Romania.
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, the Agreement was signed by Mr. Aleksandar Nacev, Ph.D., Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, and on behalf of the Government of Romania, the Agreement was signed by Mr. Marius Petrescu, PhD, Director General of the National Registry Office for Classified Information. The signing ceremony of the agreement was also attended by Mr. Pande Lazarevski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Romania.
During the meeting, the focus of the discussions was put on the existing bilateral relations between the two countries and on the new possibilities for cooperation in more sensitive areas provided by the signed agreement.

Skopje, May 27, 2016

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of the Italian Republic on Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information was signed on May 27, 2016 in Skopje.
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, the Agreement was signed by the Minister of foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikola Poposk, and on behalf of the Government of the Italian Republic, the Agreement was signed by H.E. Mr. Ernesto Masimino Beleli. At the meeting, the bilateral relations between the two countries were assessed to be a reflection of mutual respect and friendship and it was acknowledged that the relations between Macedonia and Italy have been continually developing in the past two decades.

Skopje, May 5, 2016

Upon invitation of the director of the Directorate of Security of Classified Information (DSCI), a bilateral director level meeting was held at the DSCI facility on May 5, 2016 with the representatives of National Security Authority of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.
The aim of the meeting was mutual introduction and determining the need for entering into an agreement in the field of security of classified information between the governments of the two countries. The emphasis was put on the organizational set-up, the structure and the competencies of the services in the both countries, as well as on the possibility to have bilateral negotiations for signing an agreement on exchange and mutual protection of classified information in the first half of the coming year.
The Luxembourgian delegation gave a short demonstration of the new concept of the electronic system for handing classified information up to level Restricted with fully implemented security measures and a selective access which was designed for the requirements of the Luxembourg EU presidency.

Skopje, 14-16 April 2015

Upon invitation of the director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, a meeting was held on April 15, 2015 in Skopje with representatives of the Government Office for the Protection of Classified Information of the Republic of Slovenia. The Slovenian delegation was led by the director of the Office.
A number of issues of common interest for the national security authorities of the both countries were discussed at the meeting. The emphasis was put on

Brussels, March 12, 2015

On March 12, 2015 at the NATO HQ in Brussels, the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information met with the director of the NATO Office of Security. The aim of the meeting was mutual introduction, common briefing on the current activities and the plans for further development of the Directorate, as well as on the prospects for establishing closer cooperation between the two services.