Problem suffered so much fluctuation of displacement , that today becomes necessary a redefinition of it. A Cham issue is a community problem , or is it a national problem . The subject : is this a political issue , or a simple technical matter of law . Today , a debate like this , the Cham issue becomes even more necessary as the Cham issue with other thorny issues of relations with neighboring Greece , it seems that there are no political agenda of the state. In fact , if in the interwar period , the Cham issue was a matter of policy Albanian population , which is denied national civil rights if, after World War II she returned to the issue of a population forcibly expelled their lands , today more and more Cham issue threatens to become official policy of Tirana issue a forgotten people .
Today there is a descending curve in the formal political discourse , but also in the political practice of politicians and institutions of State towards this problem . Many in government environments thinks that ignoring this problem and other problems that hover sharp in our relations with Greece , makes it easier path towards European integration .
But the Macedonian example shows exactly the opposite. Unlike happening with our political class . Today appear as characters like Rauf Fico prehistoric figures , which at the time also jeopardized the very existence of the Albanian state small 1913 's , to accept lower himself to fall to his knees a foreign minister to pray : " Excellency , Chameria saved us !" In what country was not yet crystallized Albanian state , but there was a generation of seasoned men in the anvil of the Renaissance wars for independence , who were ready to give life, property and personal honor trampling on the national interest .
And Cham issue was considered a matter of the highest national interest . Such great personalities addressed him as Mithat Frashëri , Fan Noli and Ahmet Zog . Thanks to their efforts , in a fierce confrontation with the Greek diplomacy to the high rostrum of the League of Nations , it became possible protection of the Cham issue , with important concrete results .
After losing fatal Cham , 1913 , a historic victory was the destruction of Athens plans to dislodge the Cham Muslim population under the Treaty of Lausanne , 1923 . In that case the class excelled patriotic nerve diplomatic personalities as Mithat Frashëri , Minister Plenipotentiary of Albania in Athens , or Blinisht Benedict , Consul General in Geneva . Thanks to them was saved what could be saved after the violent annexation of 1913 s : Chams were corrected by moving to Turkey in the framework of Greek - Turkish agreement on the exchange of populations . In the '20s - 30s from the League of Nations panel , the state repeatedly raised the issue of the protection of national civil rights Cham minority in Greece . Under pressure from Albanian , although the Greek Constitution does not recognize the existence of minorities , Premier Venizelos was forced to create a separate body , the Committee on Minorities depending directly from the office of the Prime Minister , who had to watch the status of minorities , and in this within the Cham minority in Greece . Cham issue ndërkombëtarizua intrazigjent stay thanks to the Albanian government , and its always under pressure , the Greek government was forced to open the first Albanian schools in the genocide . This report strongly changed in favor of Greece , when King Zog's international position was weakened ( as a result of the cooling of relations with Italy ) . Under strong pressure from Athens grekomane circuits in Himara , in 1937 , Zog was forced to cedonte Greek schools opening in Himara , Palasë of Dhërmi . But even in this case , the Government asked the Greek side as the opening exchange of Albanian five other schools in the genocide , which was achieved.