Over 300 people today passed the red carpet and visited the Government. With the work and implementation of government policies were introduced pupils from “Goce Delchev”. They saw Hall for bilateral meetings, the Cabinet of the Vice Ministers at the Government, General Secretariat, and the Debate Hall. They met with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and congratulated him the New Year.
-We want to come as we showed interest and we wanted to see what is inside, how our Government works, organizes press conferences. We wished the Prime Minister Happy New Year, said the pupil Filip Stojanovski from “Goce Delchev”.
- I had a good time. I want to see the Government. Wished Happy New Year to the Prime Minister and told him one wish, to build new classrooms in our school, said the pupil Sophia Dashtevska.
- Supported by the Government initiative provided for the citizens and organized open day, above all initiated by students who expressed great desire to come to government, to see institution and all the people working in it, to get initiated to come with all students from the school “Goce Delchev” as it is very close to the Government premises. This was an extraordinary opportunity for all students and for us as a staff to see how the institutions care for the state, said the school principal Sonja Ilievska Godzhirova.
Government spokesman informed that every year interest for the visiting Government premises grows.
- The point is to show that full transparency practiced in functioning, passing through the red carpet citizens to be able to visit the Government, to come and to learn about the environment that rules, to attend any of the events, to interaction, as at the end it is it Government for the citizens, their Government and is good for them to be guests at the Government, get understand how it functions, to have the opportunity to talk with some of the managers caught by surprise during their official work. This is a good experience for citizens who had the opportunity to apply and be visitors, said the spokesman Aleksandar Gjeorgjiev.
“Red Carpet for Citizens” is the second event under the “Days Open Government,” which was launched at the “Day of Ideas”, followed by “The open session of the Government” which will be held on the 21st of this month.
The entire concept of “Days of Open Government” being in 2007, and the following period these events will be supplemented with new innovative solutions for additional transparency and openness.