Skopje, 4 January 2024 (MIA) — At the initiative of Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski in consultation with Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and Minister of Transport and Communications Blagoj Bochvarski, the government at its next session, scheduled for Jan. 9, will discuss ways to resolve the situation in the national air navigation service provider M-NAV. Proposed solutions include dismissing all managers and management board members, the government said in a press release.

Also, a proposal will be considered to start an emergency procedure for appointing new managers and management board members in a public, transparent and legal manner.

"At the same time, Prime Minister Kovachevski will call on the Public Prosecutor's Office, the State Anti-Corruption Commission, the State Audit Office, the Financial Police Office and international air traffic control bodies to conduct a complete audit of M-NAV's previous operations," the release says.

"Kovachevski and the government are guided in their work by the highest interest for the safety of Macedonian skies and the functioning of passenger and military air traffic," the release adds. mr/