RESOLUTION 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:

 

1. We strongly oppose the decisions of the Government of Greece and certain Political Parties to accept a compound name with a geographical qualifier.

 

2. The Pan-Macedonian Association expects from the Greek Government, the Political Leadership of Greece, the United States Government, and the rest of the International Community that the final agreed upon name of the country of The FYROM, should clearly differentiate the residents of that country from us, the Macedonians.

 

3. The name Macedonia is unquestionably a historical and cultural heritage of Greece.  The history of Macedonia and particularly its name are NOT NEGOTIABLE and as a paternal legacy cannot be ceded to third parties.

 

4. We expect that the permanent name of the country of The FYROM shall express its multiethnic nature and shall permit all its inhabitants to co-exist peacefully; therefore the name should have an ethnological qualifier.

 

5. We shall never accept, for the country of The FYROM, any name that will include the term Macedonia or any of its derivatives.

 

6. We demand that the people of Hellenic origin residing in The FYROM  be accorded all their human rights.

 

7. The Macedonian identity belongs to those who feel Hellenes from the province of Greece, Macedonia. The Macedonians are Hellenes.

 

8. It is our sacred duty to continue our struggle for the rights of Macedonia.  History demands it.

 

9. Whatever the final name of TheFYROM will be, it should be decided by a referendum of the Greek People.

 

10. We demand a change of the constitution of TheFYROM reflecting that their citizens have no relation with the Macedonians.

 

11. We fully support the existence of a country north of Greece with the interim name of The FYROM.  We support her efforts to join the EU and NATO, provided her official name does not include the term "Macedonia" or its derivatives.  Further, we harbor no animosity or any ill feelings towards her citizens or her Diaspora.

 

12. We accept with satisfaction the Atlantic prospect of the FYROM with the resolution of the name issue, and unanimously we insist that the Euro-Atlantic potential
of the FYROM should be allowed with a name that does not contain the term “Macedonia”, or derivatives of this term.
 

 

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