Post by depletedreasons on Jun 27, 2008 9:30:08 GMT -5
WMC: Greece planned an attack on Macedonia in 1992
Greece has been attempting to wipe out the Macedonians since 1912 when it illegally confiscated and occupied Macedonian land. The culmination is today by requesting Macedonia change its name.
Ever since the former Yugolavia collapsed, the only foreign policy goal of Athens is to show that Macedonia doesn't have the capacity to organize democratic and free elections as an alibi to isolate our country from the European Union and NATO, says the WMC, in a report sent to all international organizations.
“For this continuance, from sources close to the Government in Athens, we would like to inform the international community of the double standards, and absurdity of the Greek Government in asking for “good neighborly” relations from Macedonia.
We request the Macedonian Government, European Union, and NATO start an investigation and sanctions against the Government in Athens for planning an aggression on Macedonia in October of 1992, under the doctrine of defensive occupation, in other words taking part of Macedonia (Prilep – Strumica) and keeping it. For this occasion, the Greek Government mobilized their First Army Corps (out of four total), in the region of Lerin and Voden, planning to invade towards Pelagonija by breaching the Medzitlija border as well as in the region of Kukus towards the Vardar valley.” says WMC President Todor Petrov in today's press conference.
Because of disagreements between Greek Political parties in Parliament, they all had to agree under Greek law for attack to occur, explains Petrov, the Athens military aggression on Macedonia was not ordered and it transformed into a military exercise near the Macedonian border called “Alexandros 92” (using the name of the Macedonian warrior for the first time.)
“Contrary to all standards, and Copenhagen criteria, under which is forbidden to have military exercise at the border, rather it must be done deep within a country's territory, Greece did not inform Macedonia on it even though it must inform not just Macedonia, rather all neighboring countries. Macedonia was not invited to analyze nor see the results of the exercise. However, during the Greek exercise there was a non-neighbor, Serbian Military Delegation present. This is in time when Slobodan Milosevic, and Mitsotakis (the father of current FM Dora Bakoyannis) signed an agreement in London to split Macedonia”, says Petrov.
The World Macedonian Congress requests an explanation from Athens and Brussels, “what neighborly relations are asked of Macedonia as a criteria for EU and NATO, when a military aggression from Athens is an act of war and an assured entrance into regional destabilization. Isn't this contrary to good neighborly relations?”
At the same time, the WMC is asking the Macedonian Government, EU as well as NATO to make an investigation into Athens meddling in Macedonia's elections, because of, as the WMC points out, outrageous sums of money paid to a political party to create incidents and irregularities at the elections with the goal of destabilizing the country and its progress towards the EU and NATO, under the auspicies the country is not free and democratic to enter these organizations.
“It must be taken into account Ali Ahmeti's visit to Athens six months ago and his meeting with Dora Bakoyannis and Karamanlis. There are indications the agreement to cause incidents and irregularities happened on this visit."
WMC accuses Brussels and Strasbourg for double standards against Macedonia and considers the Greek Veto as an unfriendly act, contrary to the good neighborly politics and regional stability.
“The name for Macedonia is an internal problem for the European Union and NATO, and they must solve this with Athens. Macedonians aren't giving up on EU or NATO, and will continue with their reforms not because of EU and NATO, rather because of themselves. Macedonia will enter these organizations when Brussels and Strasbourg will take care of the greek genocide and antimacedonianism in Athens, i.e. when they will publicly accept Macedonia without the additions or adjectives, Macedonian language, culture and the Macedonian Orthodox Chirch, which are historically, the foundations of Europe.
In the wake of UN Negotiator Matthew Nimetz's visit on Skopje, the World Macedonian Congress with a view that “the name is closed with the referendum of 8 September 1991, when all of our citizens voted for independent Macedonia.”
macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/2040/1/
Greece has been attempting to wipe out the Macedonians since 1912 when it illegally confiscated and occupied Macedonian land. The culmination is today by requesting Macedonia change its name.
Ever since the former Yugolavia collapsed, the only foreign policy goal of Athens is to show that Macedonia doesn't have the capacity to organize democratic and free elections as an alibi to isolate our country from the European Union and NATO, says the WMC, in a report sent to all international organizations.
“For this continuance, from sources close to the Government in Athens, we would like to inform the international community of the double standards, and absurdity of the Greek Government in asking for “good neighborly” relations from Macedonia.
We request the Macedonian Government, European Union, and NATO start an investigation and sanctions against the Government in Athens for planning an aggression on Macedonia in October of 1992, under the doctrine of defensive occupation, in other words taking part of Macedonia (Prilep – Strumica) and keeping it. For this occasion, the Greek Government mobilized their First Army Corps (out of four total), in the region of Lerin and Voden, planning to invade towards Pelagonija by breaching the Medzitlija border as well as in the region of Kukus towards the Vardar valley.” says WMC President Todor Petrov in today's press conference.
Because of disagreements between Greek Political parties in Parliament, they all had to agree under Greek law for attack to occur, explains Petrov, the Athens military aggression on Macedonia was not ordered and it transformed into a military exercise near the Macedonian border called “Alexandros 92” (using the name of the Macedonian warrior for the first time.)
“Contrary to all standards, and Copenhagen criteria, under which is forbidden to have military exercise at the border, rather it must be done deep within a country's territory, Greece did not inform Macedonia on it even though it must inform not just Macedonia, rather all neighboring countries. Macedonia was not invited to analyze nor see the results of the exercise. However, during the Greek exercise there was a non-neighbor, Serbian Military Delegation present. This is in time when Slobodan Milosevic, and Mitsotakis (the father of current FM Dora Bakoyannis) signed an agreement in London to split Macedonia”, says Petrov.
The World Macedonian Congress requests an explanation from Athens and Brussels, “what neighborly relations are asked of Macedonia as a criteria for EU and NATO, when a military aggression from Athens is an act of war and an assured entrance into regional destabilization. Isn't this contrary to good neighborly relations?”
At the same time, the WMC is asking the Macedonian Government, EU as well as NATO to make an investigation into Athens meddling in Macedonia's elections, because of, as the WMC points out, outrageous sums of money paid to a political party to create incidents and irregularities at the elections with the goal of destabilizing the country and its progress towards the EU and NATO, under the auspicies the country is not free and democratic to enter these organizations.
“It must be taken into account Ali Ahmeti's visit to Athens six months ago and his meeting with Dora Bakoyannis and Karamanlis. There are indications the agreement to cause incidents and irregularities happened on this visit."
WMC accuses Brussels and Strasbourg for double standards against Macedonia and considers the Greek Veto as an unfriendly act, contrary to the good neighborly politics and regional stability.
“The name for Macedonia is an internal problem for the European Union and NATO, and they must solve this with Athens. Macedonians aren't giving up on EU or NATO, and will continue with their reforms not because of EU and NATO, rather because of themselves. Macedonia will enter these organizations when Brussels and Strasbourg will take care of the greek genocide and antimacedonianism in Athens, i.e. when they will publicly accept Macedonia without the additions or adjectives, Macedonian language, culture and the Macedonian Orthodox Chirch, which are historically, the foundations of Europe.
In the wake of UN Negotiator Matthew Nimetz's visit on Skopje, the World Macedonian Congress with a view that “the name is closed with the referendum of 8 September 1991, when all of our citizens voted for independent Macedonia.”
macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/2040/1/