[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 486 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 486

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should work within the framework of the 
   United Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding United 
States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable 
composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international 
          uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

 Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Space, Ms. 
 Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Sarbanes, 
 Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
Florida, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Sires, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
 Poe of Texas, Mr. McMahon, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should work within the framework of the 
   United Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding United 
States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable 
composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international 
          uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Whereas, on April 8, 1993, the United Nations General Assembly admitted as a 
        member the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, under the name the 
        ``former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'';
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 817 (1993) states that the 
        international dispute over the name must be resolved to maintain 
        peaceful relations between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia and regional stability;
Whereas Greece is a strategic partner and ally of the United States in bringing 
        political stability and economic development to the Balkan region, 
        having invested over $20 billion in the countries of the region, thereby 
        creating over 200,000 new jobs, and having contributed over $750 million 
        in development aid for the region;
Whereas Greece has invested over $1 billion in the former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia, thereby creating more than 10,000 new jobs and having 
        contributed $110 million in development aid;
Whereas H. Res. 356 of 110th Congress, urged the former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia to abstain from hostile activities and stop the utilization of 
        materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim 
        Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece 
        regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'';
Whereas NATO's Heads of State and Government unanimously agreed in Bucharest 
        (April 3, 2008) that ``. . . within the framework of the UN, many actors 
        have worked hard to resolve the name issue, but the Alliance has noted 
        with regret that these talks have not produced a successful outcome. 
        Therefore we agreed that an invitation to the former Yugoslav Republic 
        of Macedonia will be extended as soon as a mutually acceptable solution 
        to the name issue has been reached. We encourage the negotiations to be 
        resumed without delay and expect them to be concluded as soon as 
        possible'';
Whereas the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the 
        North Atlantic Council in Strasbourg/Kehl (April 4, 2009), reiterated 
        their unanimous support for the agreement at the Bucharest Summit ``to 
        extend an invitation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as 
        soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue has been 
        reached within the framework of the UN, and urge intensified efforts 
        towards that goal.'';
Whereas the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has consistently engaged in 
        anti-Greek rhetoric, thus creating hostile feeling among its citizens, 
        which violates the principle of good neighborly relations; and
Whereas authorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia urged their 
        citizens to boycott Greek investments in the country and not to travel 
        to Greece: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to work 
        within the framework of the United Nations process with Greece 
        to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy 
        goals by finding a mutually acceptable composite name, with a 
        geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the 
        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and
            (2) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to 
        abstain from hostile activities and stop violating provisions 
        of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the 
        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece regarding 
        ``hostile activities or propaganda''.
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