[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 91 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 91

 Reaffirming the robust commitment of the House of Representatives to 
    the importance of the United States-Greek strategic partnership.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

  Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Reaffirming the robust commitment of the House of Representatives to 
    the importance of the United States-Greek strategic partnership.

Whereas, on December 13, 2018, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Greek 
        Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos launched a 
        strategic dialogue and reaffirmed the importance of the United States-
        Greek relationship;
Whereas history, security, commerce, and shared democratic values underpin a 
        close relationship between the United States and Greece;
Whereas the United States and Greece have a dual interest in many concerns, 
        including independent energy supply sources and national security, 
        particularly given the strategic geographic location of Greece;
Whereas Greece is playing a key stabilizing role in a turbulent wider region and 
        is a reliable, trustworthy, predictable, and stable ally and partner of 
        the United States, promoting crucial regional synergies and cooperation, 
        including with respect to Cyprus and Israel;
Whereas the United States and Greece encourage and support funding for excess 
        armaments to bolster Greek national security;
Whereas the United States and Greece cooperate extensively within the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), where Greece has consistently 
        committed an excess of 2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product to 
        defense;
Whereas Greece has been an ally of the United States in law enforcement and the 
        global war on terror, and has proven its willingness and determination 
        to participate in a number of crucial NATO missions, including in 
        Afghanistan;
Whereas the United States and Greece express strong disapproval of provocative 
        statements designed to interfere with either country's national security 
        interests;
Whereas the United States and Greece have a strong commercial relationship, with 
        $2.2 billion in trade between the two countries in 2017;
Whereas the United States and Greece continue to encourage cross-private 
        investments to bolster both economies; and
Whereas people to people programs between the United States and Greece have been 
        and will continue to be a staple of the relationship between the two 
        countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) reaffirms its robust commitment to the importance of 
        the United States-Greek strategic partnership;
            (2) applauds Secretary of State Pompeo and Greek Alternate 
        Minister for Foreign Affairs Katrougalos for initiating the 
        strategic dialogue;
            (3) encourages greater security collaboration between the 
        two countries in the area of defense; and
            (4) supports an increased focus by the two countries on 
        energy, economic development, and people to people programs.
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