New Defense Minister Fatmir Besimi announced putting of the defense budget back into the limits of the criteria and standards of NATO. Over the recent years, the budget has been gradually cut by the government financiers.

Minister Besimi met Wednesday with the former ministers with whom he shared experiences. His guests were former ministers Trajan Gocevski, Vlado Popovski, Vlado Buckovski, Lazar Elenovski and Jovan Manasijevski.

“We discussed the professionalism and the army reforms that are crucial for the Euro-Atlantic integration. We concluded that we should continue in the same fashion and weather all new challenges,” Minister Besimi said.