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United States and Europe so long as the United States 
and Europe continue to work as partners, not rivals or 
counterweights; 
Whereas the central pillar of the United States partnership 
with Europe remains a strong and cohesive Atlantic Alli-
ance; 
Whereas the United States and the European community are 
aware of their shared responsibility, not only to further 
transatlantic security, but to address other common in-
terests such as environmental protection, poverty reduc-
tion, combatting international crime and promoting 
human rights, and to work together to meet those 
transnational challenges which affect the well-being of all; 
Whereas in recognition of the threats posed by global ter-
rorism, terrorist states, the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction, and the nexus of the three, the part-
nership should be expanded progressively from a trans-
atlantic community of values to an effective transatlantic 
community of action by developing a collaborative strat-
egy and action plan for dealing with those challenges of 
mutual interest and concern; 
Whereas no policy disagreement, such as the dispute with re-
spect to Iraq, should be allowed to significantly disrupt 
transatlantic relations nor cause any member of the 
Euro-Atlantic community to choose between partners; 
Whereas a renewed commitment to strengthen the partner-
ship through increased cooperation, communication, con-
sultation and information-exchange is required to achieve 
our common goals, which will continue to ensure peace 
and prosperity between the United States and Europe;
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Whereas Congress has played a constructive role in this coop-
erative approach to partnership with Europe through 
mechanisms such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly, the Transatlantic 
Legislators’ Dialogue, and the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary As-
sembly which have for years brought together legislators 
of both the United States and Europe for discussions of 
issues of common interest in order to further trans-
atlantic understanding and partnership at the parliamen-
tary level; and 
Whereas the House of Representatives welcomes and con-
gratulates the newest member nations invited to join 
NATO and the European Union and looks forward to 
broader dialogue through their participation in these 
transatlantic parliamentary organizations: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) affirms the conviction of the United States 
that, despite the occasional differences and difficul-
ties, the underlying ties which have historically 
bound the people of the United States and of Eu-
rope remain strong; 
(2) accepts the indivisibility of transatlantic se-
curity which provides an indispensable link between 
North America and Europe; 
(3) recognizes that both the United States and 
Europe face new challenges at home and abroad and
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must strengthen and adapt the transatlantic part-
nership to effectively meet these challenges; 
(4) acknowledges that in order to strengthen 
the transatlantic partnership there must be a re-
newed commitment to regular and intensive con-
sultation, information exchange and dialogue be-
tween the United States Government and the gov-
ernments of Europe and the European Union; and 
(5) commits on its part to continue to improve 
the transatlantic partnership by enhancing the com-
munication between the United States Congress and 
the legislatures of Europe through the formal frame-
works of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the 
Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, the OSCE Par-
liamentary Assembly, and various other formal and 
informal inter-parliamentary organizations.
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