The Government believes that Macedonian emigrants should have their representatives at the Parliament of their motherland and will work for the Diaspora to keep participating in the political life of the country, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said late Thursday in Vienna at a meeting with Diaspora representatives.

The project (for the Diaspora voting right) was a subject of many discussions before 2006 to be realized when this Government took the office, Gruevski said, pointing out that his party succeeded to persuade other political parties that Macedonian emigrants, who have been granting assistance to their native country whenever they could, should have an opportunity to at least symbolically participate in policy-making via their representatives in the motherland’s legislative body.

"I've said symbolically as at the moment we have per one MP from Europe, US and Australia and if you ask me the number of these deputies should be higher but there is no agreement between political parties on this matter at the moment," Gruevski said.

Speaking about the Government's work, Gruevski said that many projects would be realized in the upcoming period.

"As a Government we are doing our best to improve the quality of life for all citizens in Macedonia...Our goal is richer, happier, more stable and prosperous future for Macedonia and its citizens," Gruevski said.

We are Macedonians and wish to enjoy the right for our voice via our representatives to be heard at Macedonia's Parliament, emigrants said.