News
9/26/2018 14:44
Deputy
Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, today had a meeting
with the head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Clemens Koja in the
premises of the Secretariat for European affairs.
Deputy
Prime Minister Osmani congratulated the appointment of this position,
emphasising the important role of the OSCE Mission in Skopje in support of the
Government's reform processes, and expressed hope that such an approach of
cooperation will continue during his mandate.
"The OSCE Mission has
played an important role in overcoming the numerous challenges that have taken
place over the past period, especially in the area of electoral reform, but
also in the implementation of the principle of the rule of law", Osmani
said, adding that OSCE support from the very beginning of the democratic
development of Macedonia, is an inseparable part of the construction of a
democratic society.
During
the conversation, the interlocutors also referred to the support and the
assistance that the OSCE Mission in Skopje provides to the Republic of
Macedonia in order to fulfil the reforms in the other areas such as the
judiciary, the media, the civil sector, etc., and they also referred to the
current political situation in the country and the activities of the monitoring
mission OSCE/ODIHR before the upcoming referendum. "I expect a
peaceful and honourable day on Sunday on 30th of September 30, where the
citizens in a peaceful and honourable atmosphere will freely express their
will," Osmani said.
The
interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the cooperation so far and jointly
expressed their hope that the support and cooperation between the OSCE and the
Government of the Republic of Macedonia will continue in the future.