Notice to citizens from Fyrom Republic of Macedonia If you have something factual to contribute to the topic of Alexander that s great please provide specific references but please do not let your name resolution dispute with Greece spill over into politicized discussions whose sole intent is to undermine ancient Greek history as per UN and US resolutions 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S RES 300 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations brokered Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece regarding hostile activities or propaganda and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable official name for FYROM IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3 2007 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations brokered Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece regarding hostile activities or propaganda and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually acceptable official name for FYROM Whereas on April 8 1993 the United Nations General Assembly admitted as a member the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM under the name 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 FYROM Whereas on September 13 1995 Greece and FYROM signed a United Nations brokered Interim Accord that among other things commits them to not support claims to any part of the territory of the other party or claims for a change of their existing frontiers Whereas a pre eminent goal of the United Nations Interim Accord was to stop FYROM from utilizing since its admittance to the United Nations in 1993 what the Accord calls propaganda including in school textbooks Whereas a television report in recent years showed students in a state run school in FYROM still being taught that parts of Greece including Greek Macedonia are rightfully part of FYROM Whereas some textbooks including the Military Academy textbook published in 2004 by the Military Academy General Mihailo Apostolski in the FYROM capital city contain maps showing that a Greater Macedonia extends many miles south into Greece to Mount Olympus and miles east to Mount Pirin in Bulgaria Whereas in direct contradiction of the spirit of the United Nations Interim Accord s section A entitled Friendly Relations and Confidence Building Measures which attempts to eliminate challenges regarding historic and cultural patrimony the Government of FYROM recently renamed the capital city s international airport Alexander the Great Airport Whereas the aforementioned acts constitute a breach of FYROM s international obligations deriving from the spirit of the United Nations Interim Accord which provide that FYROM should abstain from any form of propaganda against Greece s historical or cultural heritage Whereas such acts are not compatible with Article 10 of the United Nations Interim Accord which calls for improving understanding and good neighbourly relations as well as with European standards and values endorsed by European Union member states and Whereas this information like that exposed in the media report and elsewhere being used contrary to the United Nations Interim Accord instills hostility and a rationale for irredentism in portions of the population of FYROM toward Greece and the history of Greece Now therefore be it Resolved That the Senate 1 urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM to observe its obligations under Article 7 of the 1995 United Nations brokered Interim Accord which directs the parties to promptly take effective measures to prohibit hostile activities or propaganda by state controlled agencies and to discourage acts by private entities likely to incite violence hatred or hostility and review the contents of textbooks maps and teaching aids to ensure that such tools are stating accurate information and 2 urges FYROM to work with Greece within the framework of the United Nations process to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by reaching a mutually acceptable official name for FYROM