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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 352 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 352

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 20th anniversary of 
                   United States-Mongolia relations.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 2007

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Biden) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 20th anniversary of 
                   United States-Mongolia relations.

Whereas the United States established diplomatic relations with the Government 
        of Mongolia in January 1987 and established its first embassy in 
        Ulaanbaatar in June 1988;
Whereas the United States and Mongolia are both fully democratic states 
        committed to the rule of law;
Whereas, in 1991, the United States established normal trade relations with 
        Mongolia and began a Peace Corps program that now boasts approximately 
        100 volunteers;
Whereas the United States has a continued commitment to Mongolia's economic and 
        political development and has contributed over $150,000,000 in aid for 
        that purpose since 1991;
Whereas the United States has supported Mongolia's participation in the 
        International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Asian Development 
        Bank;
Whereas the United States and Mongolia strengthened their trade relationship 
        through the signing of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in 
        2004 to boost bilateral commercial ties and resolve trade disputes;
Whereas Mongolia continues to work with the United States to combat global 
        terrorism and, since April 2003, has contributed engineers, troops, and 
        medical personnel to Operation Iraqi Freedom and has participated in 
        training National Army artillery units in Afghanistan;
Whereas Mongolia has demonstrated an expanding desire to join the United States 
        in global peacekeeping activities by sending a contingent of 250 
        soldiers to protect the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a platoon to 
        participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission in 
        Kosovo, and personnel to serve as United Nations observers in Sudan, 
        Ethiopia, and Eritrea;
Whereas the United States and Mongolia share an interest in promoting peaceful 
        cooperation in south central Asia; and
Whereas Mongolia was named eligible for Millennium Challenge Compact assistance 
        on May 6, 2004, submitted its official proposal on October 13, 2005, and 
        had its proposal approved by the Millennium Challenge Corporation on 
        September 12, 2007: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the strength and endurance of the partnership between 
        the United States and Mongolia should be acknowledged and 
        celebrated;
            (2) the United States should encourage continued economic 
        cooperation with Mongolia, including in areas such as mining, 
        construction, information technology, tourism, and meat 
        processing, to the betterment of both our economies;
            (3) the United States should continue to work with the 
        International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Asian 
        Development Bank to improve Mongolia's economic system;
            (4) the United States should provide Mongolia assistance 
        under the Millennium Challenge Compact and work to finalize the 
        compact in a timely fashion; and
            (5) the United States should encourage greater academic and 
        cultural exchanges with Mongolia.
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