FOR SCIENTIFIC DIALOGUE, LAW AND JUSTICE
STATEMENT OF THE MACEDONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND
ARTS REGARDING THE ADMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA INTO NATO
1. The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts is assured that the acceleration of
the negotiations between the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece for
resolving the differences over use of the name of the Republic of Macedonia in
international organizations is of mutual interest to both sides and to the regional
stability and security.
The conditioning of reaching important decisions within NATO and the EU by
attaining a formal agreement in the name issue, despite fulfilling all the conditions for
their reaching, causes many negative consequences in all areas of the social life in the
Republic of Macedonia. We would especially like to emphasize that it obstructs the
activities of the main factors of social development - science, education and culture,
which because of that are not fully integrated into the single European area of
knowledge, research and multicultural development and they face difficult conditions
in the international scientific and cultural cooperation.
These areas of work are unjustifiably neglected as presumptions for development of
close relations, scientific dialogue and understanding on the open issues between the
scientific and cultural institutions of the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of
Greece. The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts considers it is necessary as
soon as possible to remove the barriers to the mutual relations between the scientific
and cultural institutions, which may not remain in the shadow of the political
negotiations.
2. The Interim Accord between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of
Greece of 1995 as the subject of negotiations (Article 5) determines the differences
described in the UN Security Council Resolution 817 (1993). This resolution
recommends to the UN General Assembly “the state whose application is contained in
document S/25147 be admitted to membership in the United Nations” and this state
being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that
has arisen over the name of the state.
Subject of the Interim Agreement of 1995 between the Republic of Macedonia and
the Republic of Greece and the UN Security Council Resolution 817 (1993), is solely
the name of the state of the Republic of Macedonia to be used in the UN. Contrary to
basic principles of law and justice is the expansion of that subject on the issues of
ethno-cultural identity of the Macedonian people, the name of the Macedonian
language, the country's constitutional name, the name under which the Republic of
Macedonia is recognized in bilateral agreements with other states or, generally, the
use the name Republic of Macedonia and the attribute Macedonian outside the UN.
The ethno-cultural identity of each nation is historical and cultural benefit and
collective sublimate of the natural human right of belonging to a particular
community, to a national and state and legal determination, and the language is a
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connective tissue of the national and cultural community and an essential
characteristics and condition for its uniqueness, existence and future. The name of
each state and the right of naming the individual and the people is internationally
recognized basic human right.
3. The verdict of the International Court of Justice of December 5, 2011 stipulates that
the Republic of Greece has violated its obligation not to prevent the accession of the
Republic of Macedonia in international organizations under its reference. It sheds new
light on the decision of the NATO Summit in Bucharest (2008) and on the conditional
admission of the Republic of Macedonia which is to follow after resolving the name
issue. The verdict states that the negotiations between the two sides are successfully
conducted in good faith for their continuation and completion; that the Republic of
Greece has already accepted the provisional name to contain the word Macedonia;
and that the Republic of Greece has not objected the admission of the Republic of
Macedonia with the reference in other international organizations.
The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts believes that all conditions have been
fulfilled, on the forthcoming NATO Summit in Chicago or any future meeting of its
authorized representatives, for the Republic of Macedonia to be invited for
membership under the provisional name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
respecting as res judicata the verdict of the International Court of Justice that the
Republic of Greece cannot oppose to its admission. With that view NATO will give a
decisive contribution to faster completion of the negotiations between both sides, to
stabilization and faster development of the Republic of Macedonia, to faster
development of its relations with the Republic of Greece and to stabilization of the
region.
4. Developing good neighborly relations with the Republic of Greece is a priority
interest of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and moves towards the
expansion and deepening of mutual economic and other interests, opening
tremendous opportunities for scientific and cultural cooperation, to which binds us the
fact that we live in a region that is cradle of modern civilization and culture.
PRESIDENCY
MACEDONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
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