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. 34

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