IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 745 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to en-
hanced relations with the Republic of Moldova and support for Moldova’s 
territorial integrity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2018 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. OLSON) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to enhanced relations with the Republic of 
Moldova and support for Moldova’s territorial integrity. 
Whereas the United States has enjoyed stable and positive re-
lations with the Republic of Moldova for over 25 years; 
Whereas since Moldova’s independence in 1991, the United 
States has provided financial assistance to support the 
people of Moldova’s efforts to build a prosperous Euro-
pean democracy; 
Whereas the United States and Moldova further strengthened 
their partnership through the launching of the inaugural 
Strategic Dialogue on March 3, 2014; 
Whereas the United States and Moldova continue to broaden 
and deepen their partnership through advancing shared 
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interests in democracy, good governance, anti-corruption, 
energy independence, economic development, and security 
cooperation through the relaunching of the Strategic Dia-
logue on June 23, 2017; 
Whereas Moldova has been urged to fight corruption and im-
prove governance since its independence, particularly in 
the wake of a 2014 scandal involving the loss of over a 
billion dollars, and Moldova has moved forward with cer-
tain reforms seeking to address these issues; 
Whereas efforts to improve governance and adopt domestic 
reforms are critical to Moldova’s ability to secure loan 
packages from international organizations such as the 
International Monetary Fund and the European Union; 
Whereas the International Monetary Fund has approved a 
three-year loan package premised on the continuation of 
reforms focused on strengthening the economy, bolstering 
economic development, and promoting trade and invest-
ment; 
Whereas Moldova ratified an Association Agreement con-
taining comprehensive free trade provisions with the Eu-
ropean Union in 2014, and the Agreement became fully 
effective in July 2016; 
Whereas the United States Government supports the demo-
cratic aspirations of the people of Moldova and their ex-
pressed desire to deepen their association with the Euro-
pean Union; 
Whereas in a judgment in 2004, the European Court of 
Human Rights found that Transnistria was formed with 
the support of the Government of the Russian Federation 
and considered it ‘‘under the effective authority or at 
least decisive influence of Russia’’; 
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Whereas the United States supports the sovereignty and ter-
ritorial integrity of Moldova and on that basis partici-
pates 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 in 
Moldova; 
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation banned 
the import of Moldovan wine in 2013 and Moldovan 
meats and produce in 2014, and has threatened to ban 
Moldovan agricultural products, curtail the supply of en-
ergy resources to Moldova, and impose stricter labor mi-
gration policies on the people of Moldova; 
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation main-
tains a contingent of Russian troops and a stockpile of 
Russian military equipment and ammunition within the 
Transnistria region; 
Whereas by September 2016, the Government of the Russian 
Federation had issued Russian passports to an estimated 
180,000 residents of the Transnistria region; 
Whereas the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, and the Government of 
Moldova have called upon the Government of the Russian 
Federation to remove its troops from Moldovan territory; 
Whereas in May 2017, the Constitutional Court of Moldova 
ruled that Moldova’s constitutional neutrality means that 
the presence of foreign troops in Moldova is unconstitu-
tional; 
Whereas in July 2017, the Moldovan Parliament adopted a 
declaration calling on the Government of the Russian 
Federation to withdraw its troops from Moldova; 
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Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate both 
passed by an overwhelming majority and the President 
signed into law Public Law 113–96, providing for a 
United States international broadcasting programming 
surge to counter disinformation from Russian-Govern-
ment-supported news outlets and ensure that Russian- 
speaking populations in Ukraine and Moldova have access 
to independent news and information; 
Whereas Moldova has been a valued and reliable partner in 
promoting global security by participating in United Na-
tions peacekeeping missions in the Central African Re-
public, Kosovo, and South Sudan; 
Whereas Moldova cooperates with the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization through an Individual Partnership Action 
Plan to improve expertise, interoperability, peacekeeping 
capabilities, military education and training, and public 
sector reform; and 
Whereas Moldova will hold parliamentary elections in 2018: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 
States to support the sovereignty, independence, and 
territorial integrity of Moldova and the inviolability 
of its borders by other countries; 
(2) supports the Strategic Dialogue as a means 
to strengthen relations between Moldova and the 
United States and enhance the democratic, eco-
nomic, governance, and security reforms already 
being undertaken by Moldova; 
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(3) encourages the President, the Secretary of 
State, and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, to enhance 
United States partnerships with the Government, 
private sector, and civil society of Moldova and to 
focus United States assistance on supporting re-
forms that strengthen the justice sector, bolster 
democratic institutions, promote an open and trans-
parent government, foster indigenous independent 
media and an open information environment, diver-
sify energy supplies, increase energy security, and 
promote inclusive economic growth by focusing on 
the rural areas beyond the capital, enhancing invest-
ment opportunities, and increasing trade and job 
creation; 
(4) encourages Moldova to continue imple-
menting crucial reforms to ensure good governance, 
increase the capacity of and trust in democratic in-
stitutions, and strengthen the justice sector through 
anti-corruption efforts, transparency, tolerance, sup-
port for the rule of law, and maintaining open space 
for civil society to operate; 
(5) reaffirms the importance of and support for 
free, fair, and transparent elections in Moldova; 
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(6) encourages the President to expedite the 
implementation of Public Law 113–96, especially for 
populations in Ukraine and Moldova; 
(7) supports efforts to counter disinformation 
campaigns in Eastern Europe in ways that are con-
sistent with democratic principles; 
(8) affirms Moldova’s sovereign right to deter-
mine its own partnerships free of external coercion 
and pressure, and affirms Moldova’s right to asso-
ciate with the European Union or any regional orga-
nization; 
(9) calls upon the Government of the Russian 
Federation to fulfill its commitments made at the 
Istanbul summit of the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe in 1999 and to withdraw 
its military forces and munitions from within the 
internationally recognized territory of Moldova; 
(10) calls upon the Government of the Russian 
Federation to refrain from issuing economic threats 
or exerting pressure against Moldova and to cease 
any and all actions that support separatist move-
ments within the territory of Moldova; 
(11) supports a results-oriented ‘‘5+2’’ negotia-
tions process as the only channel for resolving the 
territorial conflict between the Government of 
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Moldova and the leadership of the Transnistria re-
gion; 
(12) supports efforts to resolve the Transnistria 
issue through a comprehensive settlement that se-
cures Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, 
while providing a special status for the Transnistri-
an region within Moldova; 
(13) urges all parties to refrain from unilateral 
actions that may undermine efforts to achieve a 
peaceful resolution or jeopardize agreements already 
reached, and encourages leaders of the Transnistrian 
region and the Moldovan Government to continue 
negotiations toward a political settlement; and 
(14) affirms that lasting stability and security 
in Moldova is a key priority for the United States 
and that these can only be achieved if the territorial 
integrity and sovereignty of Moldova and all other 
European countries is respected. 
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