RESOLUTION 2005 ON THE ISSUE OF THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY OF FYROM



The Pan-Macedonian Association of the USA in a duly convened meeting at its 59th National Convention held on July 26 to July 31, 2005 in the city of Kavala, the ancient city of Neapolis, Macedonia nearby the ancient city of Filippi, where St. Paul, the Apostle of Nations stepped and preached the message of Christianity for the first time in Europe and taking into consideration the most recent developments in the country of The FYROM, decided the following:



1. The Pan-Macedonian Association requests 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 clearly differentiates the residents of that country from us, the Macedonians.



2. The name Macedonia is undoubtedly a Historical and Cultural Heritage of Greece. The history of Macedonia and particularly its name IS NOT NEGOTIABLE and as a paternal legacy cannot be given to third parties.



3. We expect that the name of the country of The FYROM shall express its multiethnic nature and shall permit all its inhabitants to co-exist peacefully.



4. We shall not accept, for the country of The FYROM, any name that will include the term Macedonia or any of its derivatives.



5. We demand that the people of Hellenic origin residing in The FYROM and Albania enjoy the freedom to fully express themselves in issues of language, religion, education and ethnic and cultural identity.



6. Historically the Macedonians are Hellenes.



7. Our Macedonian conscience and identity is not a matter of foreign policy under any stretch of its definition.



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





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