The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, met today with representatives from the National Council of Disability Organizations of the Republic of Macedonia, towards the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3 December.

The representatives from the National Council of Disability Organizations expressed their gratitude for the support they have received from President Ivanov so far, as well as for the opportunity to inform him, through these regular meetings, of the situation of the people with disabilities, of the current challenges they face, and also of the results achieved implementing the international norms and standards from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The collocutors familiarized President Ivanov with the current activities on the occasion of 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is observed in order to promote understanding for the challenges of disability, as well as to raise the awareness of the citizens and institutions for the purpose of exercising the rights and improving the situation of the people with disabilities in the Republic of Macedonia.

The Macedonian President pointed out that he will continue supporting the activities of the National Council in the future, stating that a continuous effort is required for the promotion of their needs and rights in order to fulfill the priority requirements from the disability organizations in the Republic of Macedonia.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia, National Union of Deaf and Hard on Hearing of the Republic of Macedonia, National Union of People with Physical Disabilities of Macedonia – Mobility Macedonia, The Republic Center for Support of Persons with Intellectual Disability – Poraka, National Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia - Macedonian Paralympics Committee, as well as the National Association of War Invalids of Macedonia.