[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 540 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 540

   Expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of the House of 
 Representatives for the untimely death of Macedonian President Boris 
                              Trajkovski.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2004

     Mr. Souder (for himself and Mr. Wolf) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of the House of 
 Representatives for the untimely death of Macedonian President Boris 
                              Trajkovski.

Whereas on February 26, 2004, President Boris Trajkovski of The Former Yugoslav 
        Republic of Macedonia was tragically killed in a plane crash in Bosnia-
        Herzegovina while he was on his way to an international investment 
        conference;
Whereas Mr. Trajkovski served Macedonia as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 
        from December 21, 1998 until he was inaugurated as President on December 
        15, 1999;
Whereas Mr. Trajkovski stood up for what he believed was right and moral, even 
        when he faced opposition within Macedonia;
Whereas under Mr. Trajkovski's leadership, Macedonia was one of the first 
        countries to publicly support Operation Iraqi Freedom and to commit 
        troops to the effort;
Whereas during Macedonia's armed ethnic clashes Mr. Trajkovski demonstrated his 
        willingness to work with all of Macedonia's ethnic groups, which helped 
        to prevent a civil war;
Whereas Mr. Trajkovski was a strong believer in free markets and worked 
        tirelessly to bring development and investment to Macedonia;
Whereas Mr. Trajkovski worked to foster peace for the entire Balkan region and 
        to integrate Macedonia into the international community; and
Whereas the death of Mr. Trajkovski is a tragedy for the people of Macedonia: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its deepest sympathies to the people of The 
        Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the family of President 
        Boris Trajkovski, and the families of the other crash victims;
            (2) expresses its desire for a smooth and orderly 
        transition of power; and
            (3) expresses the solidarity of the people of the United 
        States with the people of Macedonia and the Macedonian 
        government during this tragedy.
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