The Government's strategy is based on a number of programmes for the development of regions outside the Nile Valley, as points of attraction for new settlements. Sixteen new towns have been established under the strategy. A second programme is focussing on resettling people on the periphery of the cities. Those two parallel strategies will contribute to restricting the uncontrolled spread of urban areas. The programmes are participatory and include the local governments and populations.
Women account for a large percentage of participation.
A rural development programme is also being established, based on a participatory approach. That reason that name appears on the name plate and on the speakers' list. It is universally accepted that no country can invoke internal constitutional arrangements to evade its responsibilities. That right is incorporated into international law. The constitutional name of the country is the Republic of Macedonia.