The Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia (RSM) Dimitar Kovachevski called for a dignified celebration of Gotse Delchev's birthday on February 4 and stated again that "the Ministry of the Interior and the government will make this possible", BTA reported.

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"I want to appeal to all those patriotic associations, etc., who want to use this event for provocations, as in the past period there were provocations by individuals and groups, only with the aim of disturbing the relations and atmosphere in the country and the relations with the neighboring countries , to refrain and not use such events to create side effects in our society. The vast majority of our citizens want a dignified and peaceful celebration of Gotse Delchev's birthday and the Ministry of the Interior should not and will not allow individuals and similar groups to prevent that," Kovacevski said.

He again pointed out that in accordance with the conclusions of the Security Council to President Stevo Pendarovski and in accordance with the decisions of the government, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for ensuring a peaceful and dignified celebration of the anniversary of Gotse Delchev's birth and all legal procedures will be carried out. so that those who will present flowers "through their registered delegations" can do so in the most dignified manner.

Earlier today, the Ministers of Foreign and Internal Affairs of the RSM Buyar Osmani and Oliver Spasovski called for a peaceful celebration of February 4, and the union of the police officers in the country called on their colleagues to "consistently perform their work and work tasks in accordance with the legal regulations of the country, not to damage the good name of the institution in which they work and not to succumb to provocations by activists of political parties and other groups".

In recent days, a call for a guard at Gotse Delchev's grave was made by the Patriotic Institute of VMRO-DPMNE, and the edition "Plus Info" published photos of pasted leaflets with the text "The government betrayed Delchev, the people don't give him", from the Union of Youth Forces of VMRO-DPMNE today stretched a 20-meter banner with the inscription "Goce is Macedonia" on the Gotse Delchev Student Dormitory in Skopje.

The celebration of Gotse Delchev's anniversary on February 4 was assessed as a high-risk event for security at a meeting of the Security Council under the President of the country, Stevo Pendarovski.

In a statement after the working meeting of the two ministers of the interior of Bulgaria Ivan Demerdzhiev and the Republic of North Macedonia Oliver Spasovski on Monday, Spasovski said that no incidents will be allowed during the commemoration of Gotse Delchev's anniversary on February 4 in Skopje.

Demerdzhiev made a commitment that the people who will come from Bulgaria to honor Gotse Delchev "will not participate in offenses or provocations".

Since the beginning of the week, there has been an increased police presence around the "St. Spas" church in Skopje, and since 18:00 yesterday, the surrounding streets have been closed. 

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