Who Gave You the Right to Negotiate My Name?

The original in Greek

The terms "international, bilateral, constitutional" don't fool us.

The geographical terms "North, Upper, Vardar Macedonia" (with or without brackets) don't fool us.

"North" Macedonia suggests there's a "South" Macedonia. "Upper" Macedonia suggests there's a "Lower".

The countries that have recognized Skopje [FYROM] with its constitutional name have stated that once the issue is resolved, they will refer to FYROM with its new name. So why do you give away without thinking twice the name of 2.5 million [Greek] Macedonians?

Say No to a composite name. Overthrow the status quo.

The problem is not ours, but FYROM's.

We don't need a "bilateral" solution – they do.

[Greek diplomat and political activist] ION DRAGOUMIS ONCE SAID:

'KNOW THAT IF WE HURRY TO SAVE MACEDONIA, MACEDONIA WILL SAVE US! SHE WILL SAVE US FROM MEDIOCRITY AND DECAY, SHE WILL SAVE US FROM THE SHAMEFUL SLEEP, SHE WILL FREE US. IF WE HURRY AND SAVE MACEDONIA, WE WILL BE SAVED!'

No matter how many countries recognize them [FYROM], Greece will have the final word.

We make this plea to you. Don't sell out our name.

You know very well that there was no "Macedonia" before 1945.

You know very well the plans of Marshall Josip Broz (Tito).

So why should we all of a sudden recognize a non-existent, pseudo-state?

As the first president of FYROM, Kiro Gligorov, once said:

'We are Slavs and came to the region during the 6th century AD... We are not descendants of the ancient Macedonians. Serious historians are laughing at what's happening in my country. The way we're going, we'll end up descendants of Adam and Eve and will prove that even paradise is Macedonian.'

MACEDONIA IS GREECE AND NOT NEGOTIABLE.