[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 521

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should cease its distribution of 
  negative and nationalist propaganda and should work with the United 
Nations and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official name for the 
                                 FYROM.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2005

 Mrs. Maloney (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should cease its distribution of 
  negative and nationalist propaganda and should work with the United 
Nations and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official name for the 
                                 FYROM.

Whereas on April 8, 1993, the United Nations General Assembly admitted as a 
        member the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), not as the 
        ``Republic of Macedonia'', but as the ``Former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia'';
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 817 (1993) states that the 
        dispute over the name must be resolved to maintain peaceful relations 
        between Greece and the FYROM;
Whereas on September 13, 1995, Greece and the FYROM signed a United Nations 
        brokered Interim Accord;
Whereas since its admittance to the United Nations in 1993, the FYROM has 
        allowed the publishing of negative and nationalist propaganda, including 
        in school textbooks;
Whereas students are being taught that parts of Greece, including Greek 
        Macedonia, belong to the FYROM;
Whereas some textbooks and maps show that a ``Greater Macedonia'' extends south 
        to Mount Olympus in Greece and east to Mount Pirin in Bulgaria; and
Whereas this misinformation instills hostility in portions of the population of 
        the FYROM toward Greece: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 
        to observe its obligations under Article 7 of the 1995 United 
        Nations brokered Interim Accord and take steps to halt the 
        proliferation of negative propaganda toward Greece and review 
        the contents of textbooks, maps, and teaching aids to ensure 
        that such tools are stating accurate information; and
            (2) urges the FYROM to work within the framework of the 
        United Nations process to reach a mutually acceptable permanent 
        name.
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