The government of North Macedonia decided today to send 30 soldiers to Slovenia for 100 days to help eliminate the consequences of the floods.
The decision to send a contingent of 100 members of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM) was made by the Government of Dimitar Kovačevski at the request of Slovenia through the NATO mechanism for civil emergency situations in the Euro-Atlantic area - the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (NATO EADRCC).
"Members of the ARSM are being sent for a period of 30 days to participate in providing assistance to the Republic of Slovenia," the announcement from the 177th session states.
North Macedonia, it is pointed out, continues to make itself available and participate in solidarity in various humanitarian missions and actions in areas affected by natural disasters and disasters.
Members of the ARSM, who are preparing to go to Slovenia to support the Slovenian forces in dealing with the consequences of large floods, were visited this afternoon by the Chief of General Staff Vasko Đurčinovski and the Minister of Defense of North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska.
Lieutenant General Đurčinovski said that they came to the "Strašo Pinđur" Barracks in Petrovac near Skopje to check the readiness for the upcoming humanitarian mission that the soldiers will start in the next 24 hours.
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