[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 145 Received in Senate (RDS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 145


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 1996

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
      Concerning the removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldova.

Whereas the United States Government has recognized and continues to emphasize 
        its commitment to the independence and territorial integrity of the 
        sovereign nation of Moldova;
Whereas units of the former Soviet 14th Army of the Russian Federation continue 
        to be deployed on the territory of the sovereign nation of Moldova 
        against the wishes of the government and the majority of the people of 
        Moldova;
Whereas the Prime Minister of Russia and the Prime Minister of Moldova signed an 
        agreement on October 21, 1994, according to which Russia would withdraw 
        its military forces from Moldova within three years;
Whereas in the period since the agreement was signed, there have been negligible 
        force reductions of the Russian Army in Moldova;
Whereas the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe has been engaged 
        in efforts to resolve differences between the Government of Moldova and 
        the authorities of the Transdniestria region where the Russian Army 
        continues to be deployed, and the Government of Ukraine has offered to 
        use its good offices to assist in these efforts; and
Whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization on Security and 
        Cooperation in Europe has passed a resolution calling for the ``most 
        rapid, continuing, unconditional, and full withdrawal'' of the 14th Army 
        of the Russian Federation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) calls upon the Government of the Russian Federation to 
        adhere to the provisions of the troop withdrawal agreement 
        signed on October 21, 1994;
            (2) welcomes recent statements by the Administration 
        supporting Moldova's territorial integrity, and urges the 
        Secretary of State to use every appropriate opportunity and 
        means, including multilateral and bilateral diplomacy, to 
        secure removal of Russian military forces from Moldova in 
        accordance with the terms of the troop withdrawal agreement;
            (3) urges all of Moldova's neighboring countries to 
        recognize the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova; 
        and
            (4) urges the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe to continue its efforts in resolving differences between 
        the government of Moldova and the authorities of the 
        Transdniestria region, and welcomes the offer by the Government 
        of Ukraine to assist in these efforts.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.