[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 169 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 169

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2009

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Mikulski) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of 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 $20,000,000,000 in the countries of the region, 
        thereby creating over 200,000 new jobs, and having contributed over 
        $750,000,000 in development aid for the region;
Whereas Greece has invested over $1,000,000,000 in the former Yugoslav Republic 
        of Macedonia, thereby creating more than 10,000 new jobs and having 
        contributed $110,000,000 in development aid;
Whereas Senate Resolution 300, introduced in the 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 on 
        April 3, 2008, that ``. . . within the framework of the U.N., 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 on 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 U.N., and urge intensified efforts 
        towards that goal.''; 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 Senate--
            (1) urges the Government of 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 Government of 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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