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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 111 

Urging the United States to increase its efforts to ensure democratic reform 

in the Kyrgyz Republic. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 15, 2005 

Mr. LUGAR submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Urging the United States to increase its efforts to ensure 

democratic reform in the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Whereas on August 31, 1991, the Kyrgyz Republic declared 

independence from the Soviet Union; 

Whereas the Kyrgyz Republic was ruled by President Askar 

Akayev from October 1991 to April 2005; 

Whereas the Kyrgyz Republic held a first round of parliamentary elections on February 27, 2005; 

Whereas the United States Government recognized several 

areas of improvement in the parliamentary elections in 

the Kyrgyz Republic, including competitive elections and 

the active participation of civil society, but it noted the 

elections fell short of the commitments of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
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in Europe (OSCE) and other international entities to 

fully meet the accepted criteria for democratic elections; 

Whereas nation-wide demonstrations sparked by the flawed 

parliamentary elections in the Kyrgyz Republic led to the 

departure of President Akayev and the collapse of his 

government on March 22, 2005; 

Whereas Askar Akayev officially resigned as President of the 

Kyrgyz Republic on April 4, 2005; 

Whereas the Kyrgyz people, through their actions, have created an opportunity for a democratic and stable future 

for the Kyrgyz Republic; 

Whereas the interim government in the Kyrgyz Republic can 

earn the confidence of the Kyrgyz people and the international community by abiding by its commitment to 

hold free and fair presidential elections on July 10, 2005, 

and by ensuring that the members of the new parliament 

in the Kyrgyz Republic represent the choice of the 

Kyrgyz people; 

Whereas the interim government in the Kyrgyz Republic can 

move towards resolving the political crisis in the Kyrgyz 

Republic in a way that confirms the will of the Kyrgyz 

people by working closely with its immediate neighbors 

and with the OSCE; 

Whereas the United States strongly supports efforts by the 

OSCE to work with the Kyrgyz people to strengthen 

democratic institutions in the Kyrgyz Republic, which will 

provide the foundation for political stability in the Kyrgyz 

Republic; 

Whereas the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic value a 

good relationship; 
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Whereas the United States provides humanitarian assistance, 

nonlethal military assistance, and assistance to support 

economic and political reforms as part of the democratic 

transition process in the Kyrgyz Republic; and 

Whereas security in the Kyrgyz Republic remains a top concern of the United States due to its strong support of the 

United States in the global war on terrorism: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) welcomes the official resignation of Askar 

3 Akayev as President of the Kyrgyz Republic; 

4 (2) acknowledges and welcomes the close rela5 tionship formed between the United States and the 

6 Kyrgyz Republic since it declared independence from 

7 the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991; 

8 (3) supports the sovereignty, independence, and 

9 territorial integrity of the Kyrgyz Republic; 

10 (4) urges the continuation of strong support for 

11 democratic reform, including respect for the rule of 

12 law and human rights, in the Kyrgyz Republic; 

13 (5) urges the interim government in the Kyrgyz 

14 Republic to move swiftly toward the democratic gov15 ernment ratified by the Kyrgyz people by holding 

16 free, fair, and transparent presidential elections on 

17 July 10, 2005, and by ensuring that the new par18 liament in the Kyrgyz Republic represents the choice 

19 of the Kyrgyz people; and 
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1 (6) urges the people of the Kyrgyz Republic to 

2 take advantage of the readiness of the Organization 

3 for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to 

4 expand its assistance in preparing for free and fair 

5 presidential elections in the Kyrgyz Republic as the 

6 foundation of political legitimacy and stability in the 

7 Kyrgyz Republic. 

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