HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1995 T116.11

(3) commends the Sri Lankan people and

the Government of Sri Lanka for the significant improvements in Sri Lanka in the area

of human rights;

(4) applauds the cessation of hostilities in

early 1995 between the Government of Sri

Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil

Eelam (‘‘LTTE’’) and deplores the resumption of fighting;

(5) calls on the LTTE to desist in its resort

to arms, and to return to the negotiating

table;

(6) calls on all parties to negotiate in good

faith with a view to ending the current

armed strife in Sri Lanka and to finding a

just and lasting political settlement to Sri

Lanka’s ethnic conflict while assuring the

territorial integrity of Sri Lanka;

(7) believes that a political solution, including appropriate constitutional structures and adequate protection of minority

rights, is the path to a comprehensive and

lasting peace in Sri Lanka;

(8) denounces all political violence and

acts of terrorism in Sri Lanka, and calls

upon those who espouse such methods to reject these methods and to embrace dialogue,

democratic norms, and the peaceful resolution of disputes;

(9) calls on all parties to respect the

human rights of the Sri Lankan people; and

(10) states its willingness in principle to

see the United States lend its good offices to

help resolve the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka,

if so desired by all parties to the conflict.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER

and Mr. SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

agree to said resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said resolution was agreed to was, by

unanimous consent, laid on the table.

T116.10 PEOPLE OF MONGOLIA

Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend

the rules and agree to the following

resolution (H. Res. 158); as amended:

Whereas in 1990 Mongolia ended nearly 7

decades of Soviet domination and single

party Communist rule;

Whereas the 1992 Mongolian constitution

established Mongolia as an independent and

sovereign republic and guaranteed fundamental human rights;

Whereas the people of Mongolia enjoyed

their first multiparty democratic elections

on July 29, 1990, and their first direct presidential election on June 6, 1993;

Whereas the Department of State’s 1994

Country Report on Human Rights practices

commended Mongolia for ‘‘steady—if sometimes uneven—progress in its transition

from a highly centralized Communist-led

state toward a full-fledged multiparty democracy’’;

Whereas Mongolia continues its efforts to

develop a market economy;

Whereas the United States has sought to

assist Mongolia’s movement toward democracy and market-oriented reforms by granting most-favored-nation status and providing

insurance by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, supporting Mongolia in

international assistance organizations, and

providing $35,000,000 in bilateral assistance;

and

Whereas United States-funded programs of

nongovernment organizations, such as the

National Endowment for Democracy and the

Asia Foundation, have helped build democracy in Mongolia: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of

Representatives—

(1) commends Mongolia for courageous efforts to transform itself from a single-party

state to a multiparty state and from a controlled to a free market economy;

(2) congratulates Mongolia for the swift

and peaceful changes that have taken place

since the appearance of the internal reform

movement in December 1989;

(3) cites for particular praise Mongolia’s

first multiparty democratic elections on

July 29, 1990, and first direct presidential

election on June 6, 1993;

(4) urges the Government of Mongolia to

continue to strengthen and deepen democratic reform and human rights, including

the full protection of religious freedom and

other civil liberties, in order to enhance representative and accountable government;

(5) commends the parallel movement in

Mongolia toward a free market economy

through economic reforms;

(6) notes that the best hope for accelerated

economic growth is to attract more foreign

investment by further liberalizing the economy and expanding trade with nontraditional partners, including the United States;

and

(7) pledges its continued support for democracy, human rights, and the development

of a free market in Mongolia.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER

and Mr. SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

agree to said resolution, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said resolution, as amended, was

agreed to was, by unanimous consent,

laid on the table.

T116.11 TURKEY’S OCCUPATION OF

CYPRUS

Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend

the rules and agree to the following

concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 42);

as amended:

Whereas the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus remains unresolved;

Whereas the military occupation by Turkey of a large part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus has continued for over 20

years;

Whereas the status quo on Cyprus remains

unacceptable;

Whereas the United States attaches great

importance to a just and peaceful resolution

of the dispute regarding Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations and the

United States are using their good offices to

resolve such dispute;

Whereas on January 5, 1995, President Clinton appointed a Special Presidential

Emmisary for Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations has adopted

numerous resolutions that set forth the basis

of a solution for the dispute regarding Cyprus;

Whereas United Nations Security Council

Resolution 939 of July 29, 1994, reaffirms that

a solution must be based on a State of Cyprus with a single sovereignty and international personality, and a single citizenship, with its independence and territorial

integrity safeguarded, and comprising two

politically equal communities as described

in the relevant Security Council resolutions,

in a bicommunal and bizonal federation, and

that such a settlement must exclude union

in whole or in part with any other country or

any form of partition or secession;

Whereas the United Nations has described

the occupied part of Cyprus as one of the

most highly militarized areas in the world;

Whereas the continued overwhelming presence of more than 30,000 Turkish troops on

Cyprus hampers the search for a freely negotiated solution to the dispute regarding Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations and the

United States have called for the withdrawal

of all foreign troops from the territory of the

Republic of Cyprus; and

Whereas comprehensive plans for the demilitarization of the Republic of Cyprus have

been proposed: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the

Senate concurring), That the Congress—

(1) reaffirms that the status quo on Cyprus

is unacceptable;

(2) welcomes the appointment of a Special

Presidential Emissary for Cyprus;

(3) expresses its continued strong support

for efforts by the United Nations Secretary

General and the United States Government

to help resolve the Cyprus problems in a just

and viable manner at the earliest possible

time;

(4) insists that all parties to the dispute regarding Cyprus agree to seek a solution

based upon the relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 939 of July 29, 1994;

(5) reaffirms the position that all foreign

troops should be withdrawn from the territory of the Republic of Cyprus;

(6) considers that ultimate, total demilitarization of the Republic of Cyprus would

meet the security concerns of all parties involved, would enhance prospects for a peaceful and lasting resolution of the dispute regarding Cyprus, would benefit all of the people of Cyprus, and merits international support; and

(7) encourages the United Nations Security

Council and the United States Government

to consider alternative approaches to promote a resolution of the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus based upon relevant

Security Council resolutions, including incentives to encourage progress in negotiations or effective measures against any recalcitrant party.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER

and Mr. WYNN, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

agree to said concurrent resolution, as

amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was

agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and