PAN MACEDONIAN 2008 RESOLUTION ON MACEDONIA The Pan-Macedonian Association of the USA in a duly convened meeting at its 62nd National Convention held on May 29 to May 31, 2008 in the city of New York, NY 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. The Macedonian identity belongs to those who feel Hellenes from the province of Greece, Macedonia. Τhe Macedonians are Hellenes. 8. It is our sacred duty to continue our struggle for the rights of Macedonia. History demands it. 9. 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. 10. The FYROM should revert to its previous name, prior to 1944 “Vardarska,” for peace and stability in the Balkan region. 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. THE COMMITTEE Anthony Economou, Chairman of the Committee Thanasis Vulgaropulos Nina Peropoulos Nina Gatzoulis Dr. Antonios Papadopoulos