IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 530 
Encouraging The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and 
Greece to continue negotiations to determine a mutually acceptable offi-
cial name for the FYROM, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2004 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Mrs. EMERSON, Ms. LEE, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ANDREWS, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. BRADLEY 
of New Hampshire, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. TANNER, Mr. MOORE, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Encouraging The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
(FYROM) and Greece to continue negotiations to deter-
mine a mutually acceptable official name for the 
FYROM, and for other purposes. 
Whereas in 1991 the southern region of the former Yugo-
slavia declared itself an independent country and recog-
nized itself under the name Republic of Macedonia; 
Whereas since 1991 Greece has objected to the adoption and 
use of the name Republic of Macedonia by such country, 
maintaining that the name Republic of Macedonia refers
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to a regional province in northern Greece and that its use 
by such country implies historical and territorial claims 
on Greek Macedonian territory; 
Whereas in 1993 such country was admitted as a member 
state of the United Nations under the provisional name 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘‘FYROM’’); 
Whereas since 1993 the United States has recognized and re-
ferred to such country as the FYROM; 
Whereas on September 13, 1995, the FYROM and Greece, 
under the auspices of the United Nations, signed an in-
terim agreement pursuant to which discussions would be 
held to determine a mutually acceptable official name for 
the FYROM; 
Whereas on October 24, 2004, Greek Foreign Minister Petros 
Molyviatis and Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva of the 
FYROM, following talks in Skopje, agreed that it was the 
desire of both countries to intensify the pace of bilateral 
negotiations to resolve the issue under the auspices of the 
United Nations; 
Whereas on November 4, 2004, the Department of State an-
nounced the unilateral decision of the Government of the 
United States to recognize the FYROM as the Republic 
of Macedonia, just three days before a critical ref-
erendum in such country that was called for by opposi-
tion nationalists, in which citizens voted to implement a 
decentralization law passed by the Parliament in August 
2004; 
Whereas the Department of State did not consult with or in-
form in a timely manner key Members of Congress who 
are knowledgeable in Hellenic and Balkans issues with
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respect to the decisionmaking process to recognize the 
FYROM as the Republic of Macedonia; 
Whereas the decision by the United States Government to 
recognize the FYROM as the Republic of Macedonia has 
diminished the position of Greece vis-a`-vis the FYROM 
in bilateral negotiations to determine a mutually accept-
able official name for the country and has encouraged ef-
forts to bypass talks on this issue; 
Whereas the decision by the United States Government to 
recognize the FYROM as the Republic of Macedonia un-
dermines the peaceful and constructive efforts between 
the FYROM and Greece to negotiate this issue; 
Whereas Greece has been promoting peace, democracy, sta-
bility and economic progress in the Balkans and has been 
one of the strongest allies of the United States for several 
decades; 
Whereas Greece is a major trading partner with, and the 
largest financial investor in, the FYROM; and 
Whereas the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
the European Union (EU), and the United Nations con-
tinue to recognize and refer to the FYROM as such: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) urges The Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘FYROM’’) 
and Greece to honor the agreement that they signed 
in 1995 under which both countries agreed to deter-
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mine a mutually acceptable official name for the 
FYROM; 
(2) requests the Secretary of State to return to 
the long-standing policy of the Government of the 
United States to recognize and refer to the FYROM 
as such; and 
(3) supports efforts sponsored by the United 
Nations to determine a mutually acceptable official 
name for the FYROM. 
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