 The Northern Epirote representatives in the following Pan-Epirotic Assembly of Delvino had to take the final decision on whether to accept the Protocol.The provisional government had to assemble the representatives from all parts of Northern Epirus in order to ratify the terms of the Protocol.Thus, Delvino, which was one of the first towns in Northern Epirus to declare autonomy against annexation to Albania, was proclaimed the seat of the following assembly.