[House Document 105-298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-298


 
    EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES OF ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA, 
 KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MOLDOVA, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAJIKISTAN, 
                 TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, AND UZBEKISTAN


                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES

                              transmitting

   AN UPDATED REPORT CONCERNING THE EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES OF 
  ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MOLDOVA, THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, AND UZBEKISTAN, 
                     PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2432(b)





   August 16, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
                         ordered to be printed.


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, July 9, 1998.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: On September 21, 1994, I determined and 
reported to the Congress that the Russian Federation was in 
``full compliance'' with the freedom of emigration criteria of 
sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. On June 3, 1997, 
I determined and reported to the Congress that Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine were in ``full 
compliance'' with these same criteria, and I made an identical 
determination on December 5, 1997, with respect to Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. These 
actions allowed for the continuation of most-favored-nation 
(MFN) status for these countries and certain other activities 
without the requirement of an annual waiver.
    As required by law, I am submitting an updated report to 
the Congress concerning the emigration laws and policies of 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan. The report indicates continued compliance of these 
countries with international standards concerning freedom of 
emigration.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.





                                
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