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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 184 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 184

   Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should 
 support Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations 
   Security Council if there is to be an expansion of this important 
                          international body.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 1998

 Mr. D'Amato (for himself and Mr. Torricelli) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should 
 support Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations 
   Security Council if there is to be an expansion of this important 
                          international body.

Whereas Italy organized and led a multi-national peace enforcement operation in 
        Albania last spring under United Nations authority to restore order and 
        organize democratic elections;
Whereas Italy provided the second largest United Nations troop contingent in 
        Somalia;
Whereas in 1983 Italy joined the United States in a multilateral force to bring 
        peace and stability to Lebanon and Italy still participates in the 
        ongoing United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon;
Whereas Italy brokered the peace settlement in Mozambique and led the 
        peacekeeping force that implemented it;
Whereas Italy hosts at Brindisi the sole United Nations logistical base 
        supporting peacekeeping operations worldwide;
Whereas Italy's strategic location in the Mediterranean makes it an 
        indispensable partner in security operations in multiple zones of 
        instability;
Whereas Italy hosts air bases from which the United States and its NATO partners 
        have conducted air operations over the former Yugoslavia;
Whereas Italy is the world's fifth largest economy and next year becomes the 
        U.N.'s fifth largest assessed contributor;
Whereas Italy's contribution to the United Nations is greater than that of 
        Britain, Russia and China, three permanent members of the Security 
        Council;
Whereas President Clinton stated, ``Italy has been and continues to be one of 
        our closest allies and strategic partners in the world community''; and
Whereas the United States Department of State has been actively supporting a 
        reorganization plan that would give Germany and Japan permanent seats on 
        the United Nations Security Council, to the exclusion of Italy: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) urges the President to oppose any reorganization plan 
        for the expansion of the Security Council which does not 
        include Italy;
            (2) urges the President to support Italy's inclusion as a 
        permanent member if there is to be an expansion of the United 
        Nations Security Council; and
            (3) urges the Department of State to develop a 
        reorganization plan of the United Nations Security Council that 
        would incorporate nations that have played a significant role 
        in fostering world peace and stability such as Italy.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the President and the Secretary of State.
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