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At the United Macedonians 51st Annual Ilinden celebrations on August 2nd, 2009 (St. Ilija's Day), at Ilinden Park, north of Toronto, Canada, commemorating the generation of Macedonians who rose up and fought for an independent Macedonia. The RESOLUTION of the United Macedonians Organization of Canada was read which called on responsibility of present Macedonians before the future generations of Macedonians to pass on to them the name Macedonia unchanged.

The RESOLUTION also declared that negotiating about the name of the Macedonian state and people with Greece is demeaning and shameful for the Macedonian people. The Resolution appeals to the President of the Republic of Macedonia, the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia to employ all necessary measures in order to begin the process of examination of the legality of the 1993 Resolution of the UN General Assembly 47/225 whereby the Republic of Macedonia was admitted to full membership in the UN in the part concerning its provisional denomination and the obligation to negotiate with another state over its own constitutional name, and in doing so, they will initiate in the UN the process of the establishment of the constitutional name of the Republic of Macedonia.

The flags of those countries who have recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and those who have established full diplomatic relations were raised in their honour. The flags of the UN, EU and Nato were at the forefront reflecting Macedonia's alignment with these organizations.

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