RESOLUTION
The Pan-Macedonian Association of the USA in a duly convened meeting at its 61st National Convention held on June 26 to July 1, 2007 in the city of Baltimore, MD, USA, decided the following:
1. We remain deeply disappointed and strongly oppose the unfortunate decision of our US Government to recognize The FYROM by the name of “Republic of Macedonia”
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.
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. Historically the Macedonians are Hellenes.
8. The Macedonian identity belongs to those who feel Hellenes from the
province of Greece, Macedonia.
10. It is our sacred duty to continue our struggle for the rights of
Macedonia. History demands it.
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.
The Committee
Panos D. Spiliakos
Nina Gatzoulis
Athanasios Vulgaropulos
Dr. Antonios Papadopoulo