Gjurgjaj: A Historic Day for Macedonians in Albania; Resolution Submitted by the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana Unanimously Approved by the Federal Union of European Nationalities
The resolution calls upon the Republic of Albania to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, to take effective measures to protect the Macedonian identity from denial and assimilation, to maintain the Municipality of Pustec as a distinct local self-government unit within the framework of the new administrative-territorial reform, and to rename the Municipality of Pustec to the Municipality of Prespa.
A Historic Day for Macedonians in the Republic of Albania: Resolution submitted by the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, unanimously approved by the Federal Union of European Nationalities.
The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) unanimously approved the resolution submitted by the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana—writes Nikolla Gjurgjaj, President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, on his Facebook profile.

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”
The resolution calls for the Republic of Albania to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; for effective measures to be taken to protect the Macedonian identity from denial and assimilation; for the Municipality of Pustec to remain a distinct local self-government unit within the framework of the new administrative-territorial reform; and for the Municipality of Pustec to be renamed the Municipality of Prespa.

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”
The resolution, as Gjurgjaj writes, will be submitted to Albanian and international institutions.
“This is a significant step for preserving the Macedonian language, identity, and culture, as well as the rights of Macedonians in the Republic of Albania,” writes Nikolla Gjurgjaj.