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Filip Tihomir Petrovski () (born May 28 , 1972 in Kumanovo ) is a Macedonian politician and diplomat. He is married, and fluent in the English Language . Presently he is the director of the City Library “Braka Miladinovci” in Skopje . He was appointed to this position by the Mayor of the City of Skopje Trifun Kostovski in 2005 . With his coming into this position major projects on the agenda of the library are the digitalization of literary treasures of the library and making it more popular as well. That project has several dimensions. One of the most significant ones is creating a large network of web pages on the internet where people could find books in Macedonian and download them for free. At the same time he is also working on his Masters thesis Reform of the System for Collective Security in the United Nations (N). This topic is interesting for Macedonia because of several aspects. Firstly, the Republic of Macedonia is a member of the UN under the reference FYROM with a resolution from the Security Council . Having that in mind it is necessary to decide how Macedonia will address this issue, i.e., how Macedonia will act in the largest world organization. Secondly, Srgjan Kerim will be the president of the General Assembly in 2007 . With that position Republic of Macedonia will be stronger and thus it is essential to create a strategy for constructing a positive climate among the countries of the world regarding Macedonia’s interests. His Masters thesis tries to answer exactly the question of how to reform the system of collective security, that is to say what the role of Macedonia will be in that process. EDUCATION Undergraduate education He has finished experimental high school in the school “Goce Delcev” in Kumanovo . He has graduated from the Philosophical Faculty at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje . He received the title Professor of Philosophy with the graduation thesis “The issues of religion in the works of Lesek Kolakovsky” in the class of Professor Ljubomir Cuculovski. Postgraduate education With the invitation of the American Government he was the only representative from Macedonia and the Balkans to the 1998 USIA International Visitor Program, A project for Young European Leaders. In 1999 he went to the Harvard University , John F. Kennedy School Of Government at the course of International leadership and economic development. Presently he is working on his Masters in international law and politics and the thesis - Reform of the System for Collective Security in the UN, with Professor Tanja Petruseva as his mentor. POLITICAL STANDINGS Filip Petrovski is right wing Macedonian politician. He becomes member of VMRO-DPMNE during his studies of philosophy in Skopje . At that time Macedonia was still struggling for democracy and international recognition. The former Communist Party, now only with new name over take political power in the country with fraud in the election of 1994 . Situation was unbearable. That why in 1997 large protests of students take place and last more than a month and a half. Final stage of the protests was Hunger Strike . Then Government of Republic Of Macedonia was forced to call a special session of the Assembly Of The Republic Of Macedonia . In that historic session Filip Petrovski spoke to the Members Of Parliament . Shortly after the protests he became a President of Youth Force Union of VMRO-DPMNE . During his presidency with youth wing VMRO-DPMNE won parliamentary elections for the first time in Macedonian history. Filip Petrovski with 2 other representatives from the wing becomes Member of Parliament. Political positions MP in the Assembly Of The Republic Of Macedonia in the period from 1998 until 2001 . Was a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Control of the Security and Counterintelligence Institution and the Intelligence Agency. Of the Public Research Committee for Protection of Human Rights and Liberties. And the Youth and Sport Committee. In December 2001, he was appointed to be the first Consul General in the General Consular Office of the Republic of Macedonia in New York . After the government changes in 2003 , he was brutally removed from the position of Consul General by the SDSM government, as a sign of political revenge. The entire process was accompanied by media witch hunt, organized by Ilinka Mitreva. A part of the correspondence with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister at that time, concerning this subject was placed in the book titled, “Once more for us”. Since 2005 , he is at the position of Director of the Brakja Miladinovci City Library in Skopje . OTHER CAREER ACTIVITIES In 1996 he was promoted as a candidate for the position of a president of the Student Union of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje , but because of publicly stating that he is a member of a political party he was not allowed to run. During his college years he participated in the student demonstrations of 1997 against the law passed by the Macedonian Government regarding the Pedagogy Faculty. Because of his activities the Macedonian Ministry of Interior opened a political file on him, codename MARTA, in which he was defined as dangerous for the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia] His file was closed after he became a member of the Macedonian Parliament. His file was published in full in the daily newspaper Makedonija Denes, in nine parts in year 2000 . That was a proof of misuse of the security services of the state for the interests of SDSM and their fight against all who held different opinions from theirs.
PUBLISHED BOOKS About US Political essays and speeches to the Assembly of Republic Of Macedonia , period 1997 - 2001 This book can be downloaded for free. [http://zanas.blog.com.mk/ About Us] Once more, about US columns published in Macedonian daily and weekly newspapers, 1995-1997 and 2001-2005 This book can be downloaded for free. [http://zanas2.blog.com.mk/ Once more about Us] EXTERNAL LINKS
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