[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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       VISIT TO THE SENATE BY PRESIDENT TER-PETROSSIAN OF ARMENIA

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, we are being visited today by a 
distinguished guest, and I will, following this brief introduction, ask 
unanimous consent that there be a recess for approximately 10 minutes 
to permit Senators to greet our guest, who is in the rear of the 
Chamber.
  It is my privilege to introduce to the Senate the President of the 
Republic of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrossian.
  President Ter-Petrossian has the distinction of being the first 
democratically elected President of that country. He also played a 
critical role in the efforts which led to Armenia's independence in 
1991, paying for his efforts with a period of imprisonment from 1988 to 
1989. Three months after his release from prison, he was elected to the 
Supreme Council, Armenia's legislature, and became Chairman of that 
body from 1990 until 1991, when he was elected President.
  In addition to securing such a prominent role for himself in the 
recent history of his country, President Ter-Petrossian is a noted 
scholar of ancient Armenian history, with a Ph.D. in philology from 
Leningrad University.
  On behalf of all of the Senate, we welcome President Ter-Petrossian 
and wish him well in the quest for peace for his troubled region. In 
that context, I would like to salute the efforts which have led to a 
cease-fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis and to express the Senate's 
hope for a lasting peace plan to which all parties can agree.
  Mr. President, I ask all Senators now to join me in welcoming 
President Ter-Petrossian.
  [Applause.]


                                 recess

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now 
be a recess for a period of approximately 10 minutes to permit Senators 
to greet the President of Armenia.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:11 p.m. recessed until 
12:20 p.m.; whereupon, the Senate reassembled when called to order by 
the Presiding Officer [Mr. Dorgan].

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