[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 477 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 477

 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 and in good faith with Greece to achieve 
longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by finding a 
     mutually acceptable name that must apply for all internal and 
 international uses (erga omnes), for the former Yugoslav Republic of 
                               Macedonia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2014

 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, and 
Mr. Sarbanes) 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 and in good faith with Greece to achieve 
longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by finding a 
     mutually acceptable name that must apply for all internal and 
 international uses (erga omnes), 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 the years, over $1 billion in the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, thereby creating more than 20,000 new 
        jobs and having contributed $110 million in development aid;
Whereas H. Res. 356 of 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 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) 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), as well as 
        the heads of state and government participating in the meeting of the 
        North Atlantic Council in Lisbon (November 20, 2010), 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 government in Skopje of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
        through both its policies, activities, and rhetoric over the last few 
        years, has been violating the spirit and the letter of the Interim 
        Agreement (IA) of 1995 between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic 
        of Macedonia, thus undermining the friendly relations between the two 
        countries; 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 and in good 
        faith with Greece to achieve longstanding United States and 
        United Nations policy goals by finding a mutually acceptable 
        name, that must apply for all internal and international uses 
        (erga omnes), for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
            (2) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to 
        abstain from all 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'';
            (3) urges the United States Government to work in 
        partnership with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
        allies to uphold previous NATO Summits decisions, with regard 
        to the enlargement issue and 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 United Nations; and
            (4) expresses its view that the former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia can be considered for accession into the European 
        Union only after a mutually acceptable solution to the name 
        issue has been reached within the framework of the United 
        Nations.
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