Οκτώβριος 13, 2017. 08:08
Λόγω πληροφοριών, ότι
άρχισαν πιέσεις προς την Ελλάδα, ενόψει μάλιστα της επίσκεψης του Έλληνα
πρωθυπουργού στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες, ώστε να κλείσει το ζήτημα των Σκοπίων
σύντομα, η Παμμακεδονική Ένωση των ΗΠΑ έστειλε επιστολή προς τον αναπληρωτή
υφυπουργό Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ κ. Τζόναθαν
Κόεν.
Η επιστολή είναι,
βεβαίως, στην αγγλική, υπογράφεται από τον πρόεδρο της Ένωσης, Στέλιο Κυριμλή
και από τον ελληνικής καταγωγής, Σύμβουλο Εθνικής Ασφαλείας, Marcus A. Templar.
Έχει ως εξής:
October 12, 2017
Mr. Jonathan R. Cohen
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
2201 C St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20520
Dear Mr. Cohen
As U.S. citizens concerned about stability in the south Balkan
Peninsula, we are opposed to the inclusion of the name “Macedonia” or
“Macedonian” in the final name of "The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia" (The FYROM). Although local solutions are significant as they
contribute to the global stability one must consider the political and social
reality in the specific region. The present political values in the FYROM do
not support conditions needed to improve functional neighborly relations
between the latter and Greece.
The Greek region of Macedonia, due to its natural resources and the
geographical position has become a tempting prize to be won by conquest either
through invasions with consequent devastation or through political posturing.
In fact, politicians of neighboring countries set as an objective the
establishment of a foundation of descent and birthright to eventually claim
over the land which for 4,000 years has been by inheritance Greek. Indeed, in
the last two centuries, the Greek region of Macedonia has confronted
belligerent predisposition to include but not limited to demographic
manipulations, historical forgeries, relentless disinformation, and even
abduction along with indoctrination of Greek children to communism.
While it is paramount that the name
dispute of the FYROM must be solved the soonest, it also imperative that such
an agreement must be devoid of unfair and misleading terms that appear durable
and overtly bestow hope for stability, while in fact, they uncover to be awash
of instability. Such a solution is imperative so that both sides should benefit
from it without endangering the national security and territorial integrity of
Greece any time the FYROM changes governments. It is essential that
designations such as nationality, ethnicity, heritage, culture, identity and
any other description presently linked to the name “Macedonia” and its
derivatives follow the
final name of the FYROM as international law and norms prescribe.
Since previous governments of the FYROM had created a national amnesia
that causes them to forget who and what they are through malfeasance, the
responsibility to educate their citizens regarding their Slavic heritage
lingers on the present administration. We are urging all powers involved to
offer their good offices for a just solution considering the reasons behind our
objection. The path that the forefathers of the Slav inhabitants of the FYROM
had carved remains
unaltered at present with the excuse that
the name for their ethnicity is “Macedonian” which is the only one they know
since their birth. The reality is that
they have changed their ethnic designation a few times during the 20th century.
We are opposed to the name “Macedonia” even if it follows a geographic
designation that would allow the FYROM explicitly or implicitly the derivative
“Macedonian.” Such demands provide an indirect but particular path to the
inherent right to claim the land of their imaginary ancient ancestors.
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