Defense and Security, exercises supervision and democratic and civilian control
over the national security system.
The President of the Republic of Serbia chairs the National Security
Council and commands the Armed Forces of Serbia, in accordance with the
Constitution and the law. The President of the Republic points to certain issues
and problems from the domain of national security, initiates their solution and
brings the acts in his jurisdiction.
The Government directs and coordinates the work of public administration
in the area of national security, in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
The Government proposes and implements the national security policy, directs
and coordinates the functioning of the national security system, provides material
and financial resources for the needs of the national security system, manages the
activities of state bodies, state administration bodies, institutions and legal entities
in achieving national security, in accordance with the Constitution and law, and
ensures the implementation of international treaties and agreements in the field of
national security.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defense Minister, Interior Minister and
Minister of Finance submit reports on the security situation in the domain of their
jurisdiction to the National Assembly and Government. The other ministers and
state officials, at the request of the Government, the National Assembly of the
Republic of Serbia, or as necessary, report in the domain of their jurisdiction. The
Director of Security-Information Agency, the Director of the Military Security
Agency and the Director of Military Intelligence Agency, at least once a year during
the regular National Assembly session, submit a regular report on the work of the
service to the Committee on Defense and Security, and if necessary, at the
request of the Board, deliver a special report.
With the functioning of the national security system, based on the
implementation of the Constitution, laws and other regulations, mutual cooperation
and compatibility of its elements, as well as the cooperation with the national
security systems at the global and regional level, the conditions for the
achievement of national interests of the Republic of Serbia are created.
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