,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad
 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new    
,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 and
 ,mr4 ,sarbanes7 submitted the following
 resolution2 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 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
 7erga omnes71 for the former ,yugoslav 
,republic of ,macedonia4  ,whereas1 on  
,april #h1 #aiic1 the ,united ,nations  
,general ,assembly admitted as a member 
the former ,yugoslav ,republic of       
,macedonia1 under the name the former   
,yugoslav ,republic of ,macedonia2      

,whereas ,united ,nations ,security     
,council ,resolution #hag 7#aiic7 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 stability2      
,whereas ,greece is a strategic partner 
and ally of the ,united ,states in      
bringing political stability and        
economic development to the ,balkan     
region1 having invested over #bj billion
 in the countries of the region1 thereby
 creating over #bjj1jjj new jobs1 and   
having contributed over #gej million in 
development aid for the region2 ,whereas
 ,greece has invested1 over the years1  
over #a billion in the former ,yugoslav 
,republic of ,macedonia1 thereby        
creating more than #bj1jjj new jobs and 
having contributed #aaj million in      
development aid2 ,whereas ,h4 ,res4 #cef
 of the #aajth ,congress1 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 propaganda2       
,whereas the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization's 7,,nato7 heads of state 
and government unanimously agreed in    
,bucharest 7,april #c1 #bjjh7 that '''  
within the framework of the ,,un1 many  
actors have worked hard to resolve the  
name issue1 but the ,alliance has noted 
with regret that these talks have not   
produced a successful outcome4          
,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 reached4 ,we        
encourage the negotiations to be resumed
 without delay and expect them to be    
concluded as soon as possible2 ,whereas 
the heads of state and government       
participating in the meeting of the     

,north ,atlantic ,council in            
,strasbourg_/,kehl 7,april #d1 #bjji71  
as well as the heads of state and       
government participating in the meeting 
of the ,north ,atlantic ,council in     
,lisbon 7,november #bj1 #bjaj71         
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 ,,un1 and   
urge intensified efforts towards that   
goal42 ,whereas the government in       
,skopje of the former ,yugoslav         
,republic of ,macedonia1 through both   
its policies1 activities1 and rhetoric  
over the last few years1 has been       
violating the spirit and the letter of  
the ,interim ,agreement 7,,ia7 of #aiie 
between ,greece and the former ,yugoslav
 ,republic of ,macedonia1 thus          
undermining the friendly relations      
between the two countries2 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     
,greece3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
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 name1 that must     
apply for all internal and international
 uses 7erga omnes71 for the former      
,yugoslav ,republic of ,macedonia2  7#b7
 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 
propaganda2  7#c7 urges the ,united     
,states ,government to work in          

partnership with ,north ,atlantic       
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 allies to
 uphold previous ,,nato ,summits        
decisions1 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 ,nations2 and  
7#d7 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 ,nations4