•HRES 997 EH 
Whereas, at the NATO-Ukraine Commission Foreign Min-
isterial meeting in Vilnius in April 2005, NATO and 
Ukraine launched an Intensified Dialogue on membership 
between the Alliance and Ukraine; 
Whereas, following a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in 
New York on September 21, 2006, NATO Secretary 
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced the launching 
of an Intensified Dialogue on membership between 
NATO and Georgia; 
Whereas the Riga Summit Declaration, issued by the heads 
of state and government participating in the meeting of 
the North Atlantic Council in November 2006, reaffirms 
that NATO’s door remains open to new members and 
that NATO will continue to review the process for new 
membership, stating ‘‘We reaffirm that the Alliance will 
continue with Georgia and Ukraine its Intensified Dia-
logues which cover the full range of political, military, fi-
nancial, and security issues relating to those countries’ 
aspirations to membership, without prejudice to any 
eventual Alliance decision. We reaffirm the importance of 
the NATO-Ukraine Distinctive Partnership, which has its 
10th anniversary next year and welcome the progress 
that has been made in the framework of our Intensified 
Dialogue. We appreciate Ukraine’s substantial contribu-
tions to our common security, including through partici-
pation in NATO-led operations and efforts to promote re-
gional cooperation. We encourage Ukraine to continue to 
contribute to regional security. We are determined to 
continue to assist, through practical cooperation, in the 
implementation of far-reaching reform efforts, notably in 
the fields of national security, defense, reform of the de-
fense-industrial sector and fighting corruption. We wel-
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come the commencement of an Intensified Dialogue with 
Georgia as well as Georgia’s contribution to international 
peacekeeping and security operations. We will continue to 
engage actively with Georgia in support of its reform 
process. We encourage Georgia to continue progress on 
political, economic and military reforms, including 
strengthening judicial reform, as well as the peaceful res-
olution of outstanding conflicts on its territory. We reaf-
firm that it is of great importance that all parties in the 
region should engage constructively to promote regional 
peace and stability.’’; 
Whereas, in January 2008, Ukraine forwarded to NATO Sec-
retary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer a letter, signed by 
President Victor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia 
Tymoshenko, and Verkhovna Rada Speaker Arseniy 
Yatsenyuk, requesting that NATO integrate Ukraine into 
the Membership Action Plan; 
Whereas, in January 2008, Georgia held a referendum on 
NATO and 76.22 percent of the votes supported mem-
bership; 
Whereas in February 2008, Georgia forwarded a letter signed 
by President Mikhail Saakashvili to NATO Secretary 
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer requesting that NATO 
integrate Georgia into the Membership Action Plan; 
Whereas participation in a Membership Action Plan does not 
guarantee future membership in the NATO Alliance; 
Whereas United States support for the approval of Member-
ship Action Plans for Georgia and Ukraine demonstrates 
support for the development of democratic institutions in 
those countries, the process of defense reform and respect 
for human rights, and does not represent a hostile at-
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tempt to expand the Alliance at the expense of the secu-
rity of any country; and 
Whereas NATO membership requires significant national and 
international commitments and sacrifices and is not pos-
sible without the support of the populations of the NATO 
member states: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
(A) reaffirms its previous expressions of sup-
port for continued enlargement of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include quali-
fied candidates; and 
(B) supports the commitment to further en-
largement of NATO to include democratic govern-
ments that are able and willing to meet the respon-
sibilities of membership; 
(2) the expansion of NATO contributes to NATO’s 
continued effectiveness and relevance; 
(3) Georgia and Ukraine are strong allies that have 
made important progress in the areas of defense, demo-
cratic, and human rights reform; 
(4) a stronger, deeper relationship among the Gov-
ernment of Georgia, the Government of Ukraine, and 
NATO will be mutually beneficial to those countries and 
to NATO member states; and
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(5) the United States should take the lead in sup-
porting the awarding of a Membership Action Plan to 
Georgia and Ukraine as soon as possible. 
Attest: 
Clerk.