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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. 

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 

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. 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac3 edonia to work within the framework of the United 

4 Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding 

5 United States and United Nations policy goals by 

6 finding a mutually acceptable composite name, with 

7 a geographical qualifier and for all international 


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1 uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 

2 and 

3 (2) urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac4 edonia to abstain from hostile activities and stop vio5 lating provisions of the United Nations-brokered In6 terim Agreement between the former Yugoslav Re7 public of Macedonia and Greece regarding ‘‘hostile 

8 activities or propaganda’’. 

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