[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 556 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 556

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of 
 the Republic of Mozambique and President Joaquim Alberto Chissano are 
  to be congratulated for their commitments to democracy, peace, and 
 economic reform in their country and throughout southern Africa, and 
 that it is in the interest of both the United States and the Republic 
    of Mozambique to maintain and enhance continued close relations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1998

Ms. McKinney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of 
 the Republic of Mozambique and President Joaquim Alberto Chissano are 
  to be congratulated for their commitments to democracy, peace, and 
 economic reform in their country and throughout southern Africa, and 
 that it is in the interest of both the United States and the Republic 
    of Mozambique to maintain and enhance continued close relations.

Whereas United States relations with the country of Mozambique have been growing 
        deeper and closer since President Reagan welcomed first President Somara 
        Machel and then his successor President Joaquim Chissano to the White 
        House in 1985 and 1987;
Whereas President Chissano, with United States encouragement and assistance, led 
        his country to peace in 1992 and to its first democratic elections in 
        1994 and has maintained that peace;
Whereas President Chissano from his first year in office began a continuing 
        reform and restructuring of the Mozambique economic system in which more 
        than 800 state enterprises have been privatized and which have resulted 
        in an environment positive for foreign investment to the point where 
        United States and other western firms are on the verge of $6,000,000,000 
        in new investments in Mozambique;
Whereas President Chissano has worked closely with 4 successive United States 
        administrations in seeking peaceful settlements to conflicts in Angola, 
        Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, South Africa, and most recently, the Congo; and
Whereas the United States has responded to Mozambique's consistent commitment to 
        peace, democracy, and economic reform by making Mozambique one of the 
        major recipients of United States aid in Africa: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the United States and the Republic of Mozambique should 
        continue to advance already close economic and political ties 
        for the mutual benefit of both countries and for the 
        maintenance of peace, stability, and prosperity in southern 
        Africa;
            (2) warmly congratulates President Joaquim Chissano and the 
        Republic of Mozambique for the measures already implemented and 
        those measures it plans to implement to firmly root democracy 
        and free markets in Mozambique; and
            (3) welcomes President Chissano in his visit to the United 
        States in November/December 1998.
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