DECLARATION 2009
The Pan-Macedonian Association of the USA in a duly convened meeting at its 63rd National Convention held from July 9 to 13, 2009 at Pieria, Greece declares the following:
1.
We demand that the continuous irredentist propaganda emanating from The
FYROM, including the falsification of the Hellenic heritage of Macedonia,
stops immediately.
2.
We shall never accept an Orthodox Church with the term "Macedonia" or its
derivatives in its name.
3.
We oppose the use of the name Republic of “Macedonia” in any legal document
within the Hellenic Republic, or by Hellenic interests worldwide.
4.
We condemn terrorism in all of its forms.
5. Turkey must respect the territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, which is a full EU member. Turkey must immediately remove all its occupation troops, it must remove
the illegal settlers who were brought to Cyprus from the mainland of Turkey,
return all properties to the rightful owners and make all reparations to the
Cypriots.
6. We regard the continued discriminatory acts, rules, and policy of Turkey against the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, a violation of freedom of religion
that is inconsistent with the country's aspirations to become a member of the European Union. We demand the reopening of the Theological School of Halki, the restoration of the
confiscated property of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and we demand respect for the property rights of Hellenes in Constantinople. The recent decision by Turkish Supreme Court
rejecting the ecumenicity of the Patriarch is contrary to European Union
Laws.
7.
We demand recognition by the U.S.A. and Turkish governments of the genocides
against the Armenian, Assyrian as well as the Hellenic genocide.
8.
We condemn the continuous violations by Turkey of the Greek territorial
space.
9.
We expect from the Republic of Bulgaria to return of the Holy Relics that
were removed from the monasteries of Drama and Serres.
10.
We demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles to the place of their origin.
11. The KALASH of the northern Himalayan region of the Hindu Kush Mountains of Pakistan are Hellenic descendants of the armies of Alexander the Great. The KALASH Indigenous
people have sustained their ancient culture and traditions since the 4th century B.C., yet they are in danger of extinction. Being our Hellenic Macedonian brothers and sisters, we support
their efforts to sustain their ethnic values and identity.
12.We
support the KALASH proposal to “Bring the Glory Back” which is, to apply the
rule of Law of Alexander the Great, as the guideline for the Security
Council of the United Nations”.
13. The retrieval of bones of Greek soldiers, who fell during WWII battles in the mountains of Northern Epirus, is not an economic transaction, but a humanitarian issue and our national duty.
The road of Albania to the European Union requires the
Respect of Human, Political,
Cultural, Religious and Educational Rights of the Greek minority.
14.
The Albanians should cease all propaganda regarding the Chams if Albania is
to proceed in its Euro-Atlantic integration.
15.
We express our gratitude to the 340 University Professors for their
declaration of historical truth.
16.
The Greek Parliament should not ratify any agreement for the admission of
the FYROM into NATO or the European Union even under any name that includes
the term “Macedonia”
or its derivatives.
17.
We agree with the decision of the Greek Political Leaders of 1992, which
excluded the name of Macedonia from any future name of “The FYROM” and
strongly disagree with the position
of the current Greek Government.