[ALBSA-Info] Rights of Macedonian minority in Greece

[Agron Alibali]

MILS NEWS Skopje, October 21, 2002


"RAINBOW" WILL OPEN THE ISSUE ABOUT DISCRIMINATION OF MACEDONIANS IN 
GREECE 
After announcement of the minority report in Council of Europe in 
which Macedonian minority in Greece is not mentioned, political party 
of the Macedonians in Greece "Rainbow" will send letter to the Council 
of Europe in which opening of the issue for discrimination of 
Macedonians in Greece will be requested. As "Vecher" writes, in the 
report of Commissar for Human Rights, Alvaro Jil Roble delivered to 
the Committee of Ministers and to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of 
Europe, Macedonian minority in Greece is not mentioned at all. During 
the meeting in Athens with representatives of the Macedonian party in 
Greece the problems were brought up and that is why "Rainbow" is 
surprised that Roble did not found place in the report for any of 
these issues. This does not mean that "Rainbow" condemns the report, 
because in general it is positive. But undertaking of many concrete 
measures by the international institutions for exceeding the problems 
that refer to protection of human rights is necessary, stated in 
"Rainbow". Hereby content of recommendations of Roble is expressed - 
Greece to verify Frame Convention for Protection of National 
Minorities and to sign the European Chapter for regional and languages 
of minorities. According to "Rainbow", Council of Europe still should 
go one step forward from general recommendations and to focus on more 
concrete advises, above all to non acknowledgement of Macedonians as 
minority, their discrimination and relations towards political 
refugees.


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