Original sentence: 10,000 people, although some estimates put this number higher.A large number of Aromanians with Greek identity left the region after the Balkan Wars, with Florina in Greece witnessing the arrival of a large Greek-speaking commercial population from Monastiri (Bitola).The controversy surrounding a Greek minority within the Republic of North Macedonia stems from the statistical treatment of Aromanian population groups in the coutry, who in their majority used to identify themselves as Greeks as part of the Rum millet.The present-day community is a remnant of the formerly larger Aromanian community of the part of Macedonia that fell within the borders of the Kingdom of Serbia after the Balkan Wars.Today, the Aromanians in North Macedonia are an officially recognized minority group numbering ca
Edited sentence: 10,000 people.A large number of Greek-identifying Vlachs left the region after the Balkan Wars, with Florina in Greece witnessing the arrival of a large Greek-speaking commercial population from Monastiri (Bitola).On the other hand, the Aromanians in North Macedonia are an officially recognized minority group numbering ca.Representatives of Aromanian Associations of Bitola, Krusevo and Gevgelija take place in the Panhellenic Reunion of Aromanians every year and representatives of Sarakatsani Association of Skopje take place in the Panhellenic Congress of Sarakatsani, every two years.The controversy surrounding a Greek minority within the Republic of North Macedonia stems from the statistical treatment of Aromanian (Vlach) population groups, who in their majority have historically identified themselves as Greeks as part of the Rum millet.The present-day community is a remnant of the formerly larger Aromanian Greek community of the part of Macedonia that fell within the borders of the Kingdom of Serbia after the Balkan Wars