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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 500 

Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to enhanced relations with 

the Republic of Moldova and support for the Republic of Moldova’s 

territorial integrity. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10, 2014 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. 

MURPHY, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. DURBIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JULY 16, 2014 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, without amendment 

JULY 23, 2014 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to enhanced 

relations with the Republic of Moldova and support for 

the Republic of Moldova’s territorial integrity. 

Whereas the United States has enjoyed warm relations with 

the Republic of Moldova since the Republic of Moldova’s 

independence in 1991; 

Whereas, since the Republic of Moldova’s independence, the 

United States has provided financial assistance to support the efforts of the people of the Republic of Moldova 

to build a prosperous European democracy; 


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Whereas the United States and the Republic of Moldova further strengthened their partnership through the launching of a Strategic Dialogue on March 3, 2014; 

Whereas the Republic of Moldova signed an Association 

Agreement containing comprehensive free trade provisions with the European Union on June 27, 2014, and 

ratified the agreement on July 2, 2014; 

Whereas the Government of the Republic of Moldova made 

extraordinary efforts to comply with the criteria for an 

Association Agreement with the European Union, including significant legislative reforms to improve the rule of 

law and curtail corruption; 

Whereas new parliamentary elections are expected to be held 

in the Republic of Moldova in November 2014; 

Whereas the United States Government supports the democratic aspirations of the people of the Republic of 

Moldova and their expressed desire to deepen their association with the European Union; 

Whereas the United States supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and, on that 

basis, participates as an observer in the ‘‘5+2’’ negotiations to find a comprehensive settlement that will provide 

a special status for the separatist region of Transnistria 

within the Republic of Moldova; 

Whereas, in September 2013, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin said that Moldova ‘‘would lose 

Transnistria if Moldova continues moving toward the European Union’’ and that ‘‘Moldova’s train en route to Europe would lose its wagons in Transnistria’’; 

Whereas in 2013, the Government of the Russian Federation 

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tural products in anticipation of the Republic of Moldova 

initialing the Association Agreement with the European 

Union; 

Whereas, in response to the Republic of Moldova signing and 

ratifying the Association Agreement with the European 

Union, the Government of the Russian Federation has 

banned additional agricultural products and threatened 

to curtail the supply of energy resources to the Republic 

of Moldova, expel Moldova from the Commonwealth of 

Independent States free trade zone, and impose stricter 

labor migration policies on the people of the Republic of 

Moldova; 

Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation maintains a contingent of Russian troops and a stockpile of 

Russian military equipment and ammunition within the 

Moldovan region of Transnistria; 

Whereas the Government of Russia has been actively issuing 

Russian passports to the residents of the Transnistria region in the Republic of Moldova; 

Whereas the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security 

and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Government 

of the Republic of Moldova have called upon the Government of the Russian Federation to remove its troops 

from the territory of the Republic of Moldova; 

Whereas authorities in the Republic of Moldova’s 

Transnistria region have restricted the access of OSCE 

Mission to Moldova monitors to the Transnistria region, 

thereby preventing the Mission from providing impartial 

reporting on the security situation in the region; 

Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate both 

passed, by an overwhelming majority, and the President 


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signed into law the Act relating to ‘‘United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions’’, approved April 3, 2014 (Public Law 113–96; 22 

U.S.C. 6211 note), providing for a United States international broadcast programming surge to counter misinformation from Russian-supported news outlets and ensuring that Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine and 

Moldova have access to independent news and information; and 

Whereas Moldova has been a valued and reliable partner in 

promoting global security by participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, 

Sudan, Georgia, and Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 

3 States Government to support the sovereignty, inde4 pendence, and territorial integrity of the Republic of 

5 Moldova and the inviolability of its borders; 

6 (2) supports the Strategic Dialogue as a means 

7 to strengthen relations between the Republic of 

8 Moldova and the United States and to enhance the 

9 democratic, economic, and security reforms already 

10 being implemented by the Republic of Moldova; 

11 (3) urges the President to consider increasing 

12 security and intelligence cooperation with the Gov13 ernment of Moldova; 

14 (4) encourages the President and the Secretary 

15 of State to enhance United States cooperation with 


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1 the Government of the Republic of Moldova and civil 

2 society organizations and to focus assistance on rule 

3 of law, anti-corruption efforts, energy security, and 

4 improving trade relations and investment opportuni5 ties; 

6 (5) supports increased educational exchanges 

7 between the United States and the Republic of 

8 Moldova; 

9 (6) encourages the President to expedite the 

10 implementation of the Act relating to ‘‘United States 

11 International Programming to Ukraine and Neigh12 boring Regions’’, approved April 3, 2014 (Public 

13 Law 113–96; 22 U.S.C. 6211 note), especially be14 cause it relates to populations in Ukraine and the 

15 Republic of Moldova; 

16 (7) affirms the Republic of Moldova’s sovereign 

17 right to determine its own partnerships free of exter18 nal coercion and pressure, and affirms the Republic 

19 of Moldova’s right to associate with the European 

20 Union and any other regional organization; 

21 (8) urges the European Union to continue to 

22 work for greater political, economic, and social inte23 gration with the Republic of Moldova; 

24 (9) calls on the Government of the Russian 

25 Federation to refrain from using economic coercion 


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1 against the Republic of Moldova, cease support for 

2 separatist movements in the territory of the Repub3 lic of Moldova, and fulfill its commitments made at 

4 the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 

5 Europe (OSCE) 1999 summit in Istanbul to with6 draw its military forces and munitions from within 

7 the internationally recognized territory of the Repub8 lic of Moldova; 

9 (10) supports constructive engagement and con10 fidence-building measures between the Government 

11 of the Republic of Moldova and the authorities in 

12 the Transnistria region in order to secure a peaceful, 

13 comprehensive resolution to the conflict that respects 

14 the Republic of Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial 

15 integrity; 

16 (11) urges officials in the Transnistrian region 

17 to allow OSCE Mission to Moldova monitors unre18 stricted access to that region; 

19 (12) discourages any unilateral actions that 

20 may undermine efforts to achieve a peaceful resolu21 tion, as well as the agreements already reached, and 

22 encourages leaders of the Transnistrian region to re23 sume negotiations toward a political settlement; and 

24 (13) affirms that lasting stability and security 

25 in Europe is a key priority for the United States 


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1 Government which can only be achieved if the terri2 torial integrity and sovereignty of all European 

3 countries is respected. 

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