[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 158 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 158

  Congratulating the people of Mongolia on the 5th anniversary of the 
  first democratic multiparty elections held in Mongolia on July 29, 
                                 1990.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1995

 Mr. Bereuter (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
 Leach, and Mr. Rohrabacher) submitted the following resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating the people of Mongolia on the 5th anniversary of the 
  first democratic multiparty elections held in Mongolia on July 29, 
                                 1990.
Whereas in 1990 Mongolia ended nearly 7 decades of Soviet domination and single 
        party Communist rule;
Whereas the 1992 Mongolian constitution established Mongolia as an independent 
        and sovereign republic and guaranteed fundamental human rights;
Whereas the people of Mongolia enjoyed their first multiparty democratic 
        elections on July 29, 1990, and their first direct presidential election 
        on June 6, 1993;
Whereas the Department of State's 1994 Country Report on Human Rights practices 
        commended Mongolia for ``steady--if sometimes uneven--progress in its 
        transition from a highly centralized Communist-led state toward a full-
        fledged multiparty democracy'';
Whereas Mongolia continues its efforts to develop a market economy;
Whereas the United States has sought to assist Mongolia's movement toward 
        democracy and market-oriented reforms by granting most-favored-nation 
        status and providing insurance by the Overseas Private Investment 
        Corporation, supporting Mongolia in international assistance 
        organizations, and providing $35,000,000 in bilateral assistance; and
Whereas United States-funded programs of nongovernment organizations, such as 
        the National Endowment for Democracy and the Asia Foundation, have 
        helped build democracy in Mongolia: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends Mongolia for courageous efforts to transform 
        itself from a single-party state to a multiparty state and from 
        a controlled to a free market economy;
            (2) congratulates Mongolia for the swift and peaceful 
        changes that have taken place since the appearance of the 
        internal reform movement in December 1989;
            (3) cites for particular praise Mongolia's first multiparty 
        democratic elections on July 29, 1990, and first direct 
        presidential election on June 6, 1993;
            (4) urges the Government of Mongolia to continue to 
        strengthen and deepen democratic reform and human rights in 
        order to enhance representative and accountable government;
            (5) commends the parallel movement in Mongolia toward a 
        free market economy through economic reforms;
            (6) notes that the best hope for accelerated economic 
        growth is to attract more foreign investment by further 
        liberalizing the economy and expanding trade with 
        nontraditional partners, including the United States; and
            (7) pledges its continued support for democracy, human 
        rights, and the development of a free market in Mongolia.
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