President Pendarovski confirmed – Special Operations Regiment will no longer exist. It would be transformed into a Special Forces Battalion. This is the official response from the head of state to Alfa’s questions after Professor Aleksandr Nacev accused Pendarovski and Sekerinska of having an agenda to disband the most elite squad in our Army.

The Special Operations Regiment is not disbanded, but is being transformed into a Special Forces Battalion, which will be subordinate to the Operational Command, and not as before to the General Staff, Pendarovski’s Office said.

Nacev warned that Pendarovski’s and Sekerinska’s plan was part of an agreement between the SDSM and DUI coalition partners, with the aim of recruiting only DUI-approved staff in the Special Forces battalion “Wolves”.

The President’s did not deny this. They say that equitable representation of all communities in the country would be ensured.

Adequate and equitable representation of all communities in the Army is a principle that must be preserved. Although the president has no jurisdiction over individual recruitment calls for the Army, as commander-in-chief he endorses policies that allow equitable representation of all communities in the Army and the principle – any soldier, wherever they apply to be selected solely on the basis of their abilities, Pendarovski’s Office said.