IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 253
Recommending the integration of the Republic of Slovakia into the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 2001
Mr. STUPAK submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Recommending the integration of the Republic of Slovakia
into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia came into existence with its
peaceful separation from the Czech Republic in 1993;
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia has demonstrated the ma-
turity of its democracy by the recent peaceful transition
of power;
Whereas the Government of the Republic of Slovakia has
shown a clear desire to continue and progress with im-
provements in the areas of the human rights, civil soci-
ety, and a free market economy;
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia has made significant
strides in addressing its human rights record with the
placement of three ethnic Hungarians in the cabinet of
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the government, including the Deputy Premier for
Human and Minority Rights and has stated its deter-
mination to conform to the standards of the Council of
Europe;
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia has continually worked to
retain civilian control of its military through participation
with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces,
and has shown willingness to work with North Atlantic
Treaty Organization forces through activities such as the
Partnership for Peace program, peacekeeping missions to
Bosnia, and United Nations operations to Rwanda and
Liberia;
Whereas members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
community have been involved in the development of the
military of the Republic of Slovakia;
Whereas one of the stated goals of the Government of the Re-
public of Slovakia is to ‘‘create all of the conditions nec-
essary for the Republic of Slovakia to become a standard
democratic state and a stable element in the region’’;
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia is geographically located in
a strategically significant position between the Czech Re-
public, Hungary, and Poland, all three of which were in-
cluded in the first round of North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization expansion;
Whereas the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been a
pillar of peace, stability, and freedom in Europe since
1949; and
Whereas the Republic of Slovakia has stated as one of its
strategic priorities becoming a member of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization as quickly as possible: Now,
therefore, be it
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Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) the Republic of Slovakia should be com-
mended for progressing toward political and eco-
nomic liberty and for its efforts to meet the guide-
lines for prospective North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation (NATO) members set out in Chapter 5 of the
September 1995 Study on NATO Enlargement;
(2) the Republic of Slovakia would make signifi-
cant contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization;
(3) extension of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization to include the Republic of Slovakia would
significantly benefit the security and peace of Eu-
rope and the region as a whole; and
(4) the Republic of Slovakia should be invited
to be a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization alliance at the earliest opportunity.
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