ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈɔːl bˈɔːlkən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾiz ɐdˈɑːpt ɐ plˈætfɔːɹm əvə "juːnˈaɪɾᵻd mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə" bˌʌt ðə sədʒˈɛstʃən wʌz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə bʌlɡˈɛɹiən ænd ɡɹˈiːk kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts.
In 1924, the Communist International suggested that all Balkan communist parties adopt a platform of a "united Macedonia" but the suggestion was rejected by the Bulgarian and Greek communists.