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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 272
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain
actively engaged in southeastern Europe to promote long-term peace,
stability, and prosperity; continue to vigorously oppose the brutal
regime of Slobodan Milosevic while supporting the efforts of the
democratic opposition; and fully implement the Stability Pact.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2000
Mr. Voinovich submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain
actively engaged in southeastern Europe to promote long-term peace,
stability, and prosperity; continue to vigorously oppose the brutal
regime of Slobodan Milosevic while supporting the efforts of the
democratic opposition; and fully implement the Stability Pact.
Whereas the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) March 24, 1999 through
June 10, 1999 bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia focused the
attention of the international community on southeastern Europe;
Whereas the international community, in particular the United States and the
European Union, made a commitment at the conclusion of the bombing
campaign to integrate southeastern Europe into the broader European
community;
Whereas there is an historic opportunity for the international community to help
the people of southeastern Europe break the cycle of violence,
retribution, and revenge and move towards respect for minority rights,
establishment of the rule of law, and the further development of
democratic governments;
Whereas the Stability Pact was established in July 1999 with the goal of
promoting cooperation among the countries of southeastern Europe, with a
focus on long-term political stability and peace, security,
democratization, and economic reconstruction and development;
Whereas the effective implementation of the Stability Pact is important to the
long-term peace and stability in the region;
Whereas the people and Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
have a positive record of respect for minority rights, the rule of law,
and democratic traditions since independence;
Whereas the people of Croatia have recently elected leaders that respect
minority rights, the rule of law, and democratic traditions;
Whereas positive developments in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and
the Republic of Croatia will clearly indicate to the people of Serbia
that economic progress and integration into the international community
is only possible if Milosevic is removed from power; and
Whereas the Republic of Slovenia continues to serve as a model for the region as
it moves closer to European Union and NATO membership: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) welcomes the tide of democratic change in southeastern
Europe, particularly the free and fair elections in Croatia,
and the regional cooperation taking place under the umbrella of
the Stability Pact;
(2) recognizes that in this trend, the regime of Slobodan
Milosevic is ever more an anomaly, the only government in the
region not democratically elected, and an obstacle to peace and
neighborly relations in the region;
(3) expresses its sense that the United States cannot have
normal relations with Belgrade as long as the Milosevic regime
is in power;
(4) views Slobodan Milosevic as a brutal indicted war
criminal, responsible for immeasurable bloodshed, ethnic
hatred, and human rights abuses in southeastern Europe in
recent years;
(5) considers international sanctions an essential tool to
isolate the Milosevic regime and promote democracy, and urges
the Administration to intensify, focus, and expand those
sanctions that most effectively target the regime and its key
supporters;
(6) supports strongly the efforts of the Serbian people to
establish a democratic government and endorses their call for
early, free, and fair elections;
(7) looks forward to establishing a normal relationship
with a new democratic government in Serbia, which will permit
an end to Belgrade's isolation and the opportunity to restore
the historically friendly relations between the Serbian and
American people;
(8) expresses the readiness of the Senate, once there is a
democratic government in Serbia, to review conditions for
Serbia's full reintegration into the international community;
(9) expresses its readiness to assist a future democratic
government in Serbia to build a democratic, peaceful, and
prosperous society, based on the same principle of respect for
international obligations, as set out by the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United
Nations, which guide the relations of the United States with
other countries in southeastern Europe;
(10) calls upon the United States and other Western
democracies to publicly announce and demonstrate to the Serbian
people the magnitude of assistance they could expect after
democratization; and
(11) recognizes the progress in democratic and market
reform made by Montenegro, which can serve as a model for
Serbia, and urges a peaceful resolution of political
differences over the abrogation of Montenegro's rights under
the federal constitution.
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