OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF ALBANIA

Former President of the Pan Epiriotic Federation of USA Michalis Servos, writes for the Albanian leaders: "Encyclopedia and the Albanian nationalist platform, violates the rights of the Greek minority in Albania"

Photo: During Epirus Convention prize for Nicholas Gage in 2007, by President of USA Pan Epirotic Federation Mihalis Servos and Former US President Candidate Michail Doukakis on the right

To President of Albania
Bamir Topi

Prot. No. 1503-20010

Your Excellency
Mr. President

As you know, the Academy of Sciences is the most important scientific institution in the country. The main objectives of the Academy is undertaking and publication of studies and research in various fields of science, cooperation with the network of institutions and other scientific institutions and universities in Albania, the participation of the scientific potential of a variety of activities, the formation procedures to obtain scientific degrees and titles, the organization of national and international activities, the creation and strengthening relations and cooperation with foreign academies.

After the change of regime in the country, the system collapsed when the Labor Party, believed that the College will work performed independently, without engaged in nationalist movements outside any framework of cooperation and sincere friendship.

In 1998 came the publication of the book College Nationalism Platform to solve the "Albanian question", which is characterized by irredentism, as it supported the" union of all Albanians to a nation state, while the limits of "Albanian national historic site" spread well beyond the areas inhabited by Albanians in the former Yugoslavia, to include the "major CHAMOURIA (until Preveza), Kastoria and Florina.

The same practice is followed and the new version of the Academy of the Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary. In two volumes have been released Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary repeats the allegations of Albanian origin and nationality of Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Igoumenitsa areas, according to the dictionary, were ceded to Greece by the development of Greek-Albanian border.

Also strong is the forgery and appropriation of Greek history, particularly in relation to the continent, while slandering the attitude of the Lexicon to the Greek minority. The dictionary has different approaches for the identification of the Greek minority, nor the role of the Albanian state.

At this point in stating "Dropoli" area with a Greek population, a region where the Hoxha regime, recognized as a minority area and propaganda was the symbol representing the whole of the Greek minority, the Greeks are not considered indigenous without specifying when installed. Also, the dictionary states that the residents of two villages in the region, and Frastani Liougkari are Albanian nationality.

For other areas of Greek population, such as Finiki, the Alice, the Divri the bike, not listed, The Greek, while indicating that the population belongs to the Greek minority.For the population of Livadia, no mention of the Greek nationality, while the same shall apply to the area of Himara which is a timeless view of the Albanian nationalist policy.

Also trying to illustrated that areas with a Greek population, was pronounced the Albanian history, the names of the Albanians were given in Greek villages, with Albanian names given by the Labor Party of Albania. The dictionary does not mention the personalities of the Greek minority and the sparsity of a form, or referred to originate from a family with parents of Greek nationality, or presented as Albanians.

Ladies and gentlemen

The letter is intended to make known a matter concerning the activities of the Academy of Sciences to the Greek history and the presence of Greeks in Albania. Nationalism is a bad adviser, particularly in the Balkans, after many years and lead to bloody conflicts.

Therefore within your remit will ask you to take the necessary steps to delete the above references from the texts of the Academy, and ensure that the future will not be repeated.

Michael Servos
President
American Hellenic Institute
www.hellenes.com

Notification:

Prime Minister of Albania
President of the Albanian Parliament
Albanian parties
Albanian Parliament
Media