In conducting foreign affairs, the Ministry:

• Represents and affirms the Republic of North Macedonia and develops and coordinates bilateral and multilateral relations and cooperation with other countries and international organisations;

• implements foreign policy;

• coordinates the bodies responsible for conducting foreign affairs;

• carries out the procedure for establishing and terminating diplomatic and consular relations with other countries, as well as the membership procedures and the procedure for establishing relations with international organisations;

• protects the interests, rights and property of the country and its citizens and legal entities abroad;

• undertakes activities related to the implementation of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council concerning restrictive measures adopted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of the UN Charter;

• coordinates the participation of the Republic of North Macedonia in the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union;

• coordinates the foreign policy aspects of the participation of the Republic of North Macedonia in the missions and operations aimed at maintaining international peace and security;

• monitors the development of international economic relations and proposes appropriate decisions to competent authorities;

• protects the position and rights of Macedonian nationals in the neighbourhood;

• protects the position and human rights of the members of communities, Macedonian nationals, abroad;

• protects the position and human rights of Macedonian nationals temporarily or permanently residing abroad, as well as expatriates;

• organizes and manages the diplomatic, consular and other representations of the Republic of North Macedonia and organizes the liaison system with them;

• participates in the signing, preparation for ratification and observance of international treaties the Republic of North Macedonia has acceded to;

• monitors and contributes to the development of international relations and international law;

• determines and marks the state border, maintains and renews border markers and participates in the resolution of border incidents;

• proposes and implements the visa policy and visa regime of the Republic of North Macedonia;

• manages the Visa Centre and the visa information system to ensure the connectivity of all segments in the process of implementing the visa regime of the Republic of North Macedonia;

• communicates with and coordinates the cooperation with foreign diplomatic and consular representations and with the missions of international organisations to the Republic of North Macedonia;

• conducts the accreditation procedure and the procedure regarding the copies of credentials of foreign ambassadors, the procedure for recognizing the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions, consulates-general, and representations of international organisations in accordance with international law;
• proposes, prepares and manages the procedure for appointing and dismissing heads of diplomatic and consular representations and honorary consuls of the Republic of North Macedonia;
• implements the sale/purchase/construction/exchange procedure for real estate, performs activities related to granting and terminating the right to use real estate, taking and granting a lease, gift giving and receiving and the maintenance of real estate used by the diplomatic and consular representations of the Republic of North Macedonia;
• implements the exchange/sale procedure for movable property, performs activities related to granting and terminating the right to use movable property, giving and receiving gifts in the form of movable property, used by the diplomatic and consular representations of the Republic of North Macedonia, as well as the procedure for returning movable property from the diplomatic and consular representation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• collects and maintains domestic and foreign documents concerning the foreign policy and international relations of the Republic of North Macedonia in the Diplomatic Archive of the Ministry;
• informs the President on the most important issues in the fulfilment of the country’s foreign policy and gives opinion and suggestions on foreign policy matters under its competence, including the security and defence aspects stemming from international relations;
• participates in the preparation and implementation of the acts and initiatives of the President, in accordance with the responsibilities of the Ministry;
• cooperates with citizens’ associations and with scientific and expert institutions;
• cooperates with citizens’ associations and with scientific and expert institutions;
• performs other duties determined by law.