By Aleksandar Mitreski, UMD Co-Founder, Council Chair, and Vice President Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. He emphasized that under his leadership, Macedonia remains committed to a rules-based international system, respect for human rights, action against climate change and combating terrorism. Zaev noted that in a world filled with complex problems, effective…
It is truly telling of the toxic behavior that still festers in the shadow of the Prespa Agreement, especially when university students are caught in the crossfire. Greek nationalists, misguided and fervent, seem to be under the impression that the Prespa Agreement is a blanket guarantee against any grievance that Greek groups concoct over their continued denial of the Macedonian…
A recent article by the BBC titled ‘Greece’s Invisible Minority’ has offended the Greek ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mr. Dimitris Caramitsos-Tziras. Mr Caramitsos-Tziras has written a letter to the BBC protesting the publication of the piece, saying that “there is only one minority in Greece, as recognized by international treaties, namely the Muslim minority”. The Greek denial of Macedonian…
Author: Professor Dr. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Law School “ Iustinianus Primus,” University of Ss “Cyril and Methodius”- Skopje Original paper was published in Macedonian on October 11, 2018 and can be found by clicking HERE. AESOPIAN LANGUAGE, EXPANDED REACH AND ASSYMETRY OF THE AGREEMENT The title of the “Prespa Agreement”: “Final agreement for the settlement of the differences as described…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD), a leading organization committed to representing the views and interests of the Macedonian diaspora across the world, has condemned unlawful amendments to the Macedonian constitution released by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The proposed draft changes would formalize the tenets of the Prespa Agreement and embed the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) in the preamble of the…
On June 12thof this year, Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, of Greece and Macedonia respectively, signed the Prespa Accord[1] to bring a resolution to the 27-year name dispute between the two countries. The proposed agreement would rename the country “Republic of North Macedonia,” thereby mandating attendant constitutional changes in the country. In order for the agreement to be…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is strongly opposed to S. Res. 602 introduced yesterday by Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson. S. Res. 602 is misleading, offensive to the Macedonian people, and contrary to longstanding U.S. principles and policies supporting national self-determination. The full text of the resolution can be found HERE. Macedonian-Americans and friends of Macedonia…