AEGEAN MACEDONIA

Rainbow submits fresh draft-resolution in PACE

Skopje, October 20 (MIA) - Upon the initiative of European Free Alliance-Rainbow, a fresh draft-resolution on "discriminatory laws against ethnic Macedonian political refugees" has been submitted in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), reads Rainbow press release.

The draft-resolution, supported by representatives of almost all PACE political groups from 13 European countries, "strongly urges the Greek Government, without delay, to review the above-mentioned laws and end the discrimination resulting from them so that ethnic Macedonian political refugees from Greece can reclaim their Greek citizenship and property".

Moreover, the PACE competent committee is recommended to "investigate this matter and engage with the Greek authorities with a view to ending the aforementioned discrimination".

Rainbow-political party of the Macedonian minority in Greece expresses its gratitude for the draft-resolution support by first signatory Geert Lambert of Flemish political party "Vlaams Progressiven" from Belgium for his continual support in the issues related to the human rights of ethnic Macedonians, as well as to the representatives of Macedonia and Turkey.

A debate on the draft-resolution is expected by the end of November.


Source: http://www.idividi.com.mk/English/476862/index.html