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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 251 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 593
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 251

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2000

      Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

                             June 12, 2000

   Reported by Mr. Helms, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                preamble
   [Omit the part struck through, strike out all after the resolving 
             clause, and insert the part printed in italic]

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
Commending the Republic of Croatia for the conduct of its parliamentary 
                      and presidential elections.

Whereas the fourth Croatian parliamentary elections, held on January 3, 2000, 
        marked Croatia's progress toward meeting its commitments as a 
        participating state of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe (OSCE) and as a member of the Council of Europe;
Whereas Croatia's third presidential elections were conducted smoothly and 
        professionally and concluded on February 7, 2000, with the 
        <DELETED>landslide</DELETED> election of Stipe Mesic as the new 
        President of the Republic of Croatia;
Whereas the free and fair elections in Croatia, and the following peaceful and 
        orderly transfer of power from the old government to the new, is an 
        example of democracy to the people of other nations in the region and a 
        major contribution to the democratic development of southeastern Europe; 
        and
Whereas the people of Croatia have made clear that they want Croatia to take its 
        rightful place in the family of European democracies and to develop a 
        closer and more constructive relationship with the Euro-Atlantic 
        community of democratic nations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
<DELETED>That it is the sense of Congress that--
        <DELETED>    (1) the people of the Republic of Croatia are to 
        be congratulated on the successful elections and the outgoing 
        Government of Croatia is to be commended for the democratic 
        standards with which it managed the elections;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the United States should support the efforts 
        of the new Government of Croatia to increase its work on 
        refugee return, privatization reform, media reform, and further 
        cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former 
        Yugoslavia (ICTY) to set an example to other countries in the 
        region;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Congress strongly supports Croatia's 
        commitment to western democratic standards and will give its 
        full support to the new Government of Croatia to fully 
        implement democratic reforms; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the United States continues to promote 
        Croatian-American economic, political, and military relations 
        and recognizes Croatia as a loyal partner in south central 
        Europe.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) taking into consideration Croatia's 
        contributions as a committed partner in the region, the 
        Congress recommends establishing strategic partnership with the 
        Republic of Croatia and supports its membership in the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization's Partnership for Peace program 
        and its accession into the World Trade Organization.</DELETED>
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the people of the Republic of Croatia are to be 
        congratulated on the successful elections and the outgoing 
        Government of Croatia is to be commended for the democratic 
        standards with which it managed the elections;
            (2) the United States should support the efforts of the new 
        Government of Croatia to increase its work on refugee return, 
        privatization reform, media reform, and further cooperation 
        with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia 
        (ICTY) to set an example to other countries in the region;
            (3) Congress strongly supports Croatia's commitment to 
        western democratic standards and will give its full support to 
        the new Government of Croatia to fully implement democratic 
        reforms; and
            (4) the United States continues to promote Croatian-
        American economic, political, and military relations and 
        recognizes Croatia as a loyal partner in south central Europe.

                                                       Calendar No. 593

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 251

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Commending the Republic of Croatia for the conduct of its parliamentary 
                      and presidential elections.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 12, 2000

      Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble
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