A delegation of the Macedonian Ministry of Defence led by DM Zoran Konjanovski Monday will pay a working visit to NATO Joint Force Command in Naples.

The visit is realised upon the invitation of commander Admiral Mark Fitzgerald and aims at strengthening previous bilateral cooperation between Ministry of Defence, Army of the Republic of Macedonia and NATO Joint Force Command in Naples, Defence Ministry said in a press release.

Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples was activated on 15 March 2004, when its predecessor command, Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), was deactivated after nearly 53 years of successful activity in support of peace and stability in and around its designated area of responsibility.

The activation of the new command was a part of NATO’s transformation aimed at adapting the allied military structure to the operational challenges of coalition warfare, to face the emerging threats in the new millennium.