[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7209-S7210]
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                      RESOLUTIONS OF RATIFICATION


treaty between the united states of america and jamaica concerning the 
 reciprocal encouragement and protection of investment, with annex and 
                                protocol

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), that the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of 
     America and Jamaica Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement 
     and Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed 
     at Washington on February 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-35).
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treaty between the united states of america and the republic of belarus 
 concerning the encouragement and reciprocal protection of investment, 
         with annex, protocol, and related exchange of letters

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of 
     America and the Republic of Belarus Concerning the 
     Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with 
     Annex, Protocol, and Related Exchange of Letters, signed at 
     Minsk on January 15, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-36). The Senate's 
     advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, 
     which the President, using existing authority, shall 
     communicate to the Republic of Belarus, in connection with 
     the exchange of the instruments of ratification of the 
     Treaty:
       (1) It is the Sense of the Senate that the United States:
       (a) supports the Belarusian Parliament and its essential 
     role in the ratification process of this Treaty;
       (b) recognizes the progress made by the Belarusian 
     Parliament toward democracy during the past year;
       (c) fully expects that the Republic of Belarus will remain 
     an independent state committed to democratic and economic 
     reform; and
       (d) believes that, in the event that the Republic Belarus 
     should unite with any other state, the rights and obligations 
     established under this agreement will remain binding on that 
     part of the Successor State that formed the Republic of 
     Belarus prior to the union.
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Treaty Between the United States of America and Ukraine Concerning the 
Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex, and 
                      Related Exchange of Letters

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of 
     America and Ukraine Concerning the Encouragement and 
     Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Related 
     Exchange of Letters, done at Washington on March 4, 1994 
     (Treaty Doc. 103-37).

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 Treaty Between and Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Estonia Concerning the Encouragement and 
            Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Estonia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment, with Annex, done at Washington on 
     April 19, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-38).
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   The Treaty Between and the United States of America and Mongolia 
 Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, 
                        with Annex and Protocol

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of 
     America and Mongolia Concerning the Encouragement and 
     Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, 
     signed at Washington on October 6, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-10).
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 The Treaty Between and Government of the United States of America and 
 the Government of the Republic of Latvia Concerning the Encouragement 
    and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Lativia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at 
     Washington on January 13, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-12).
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 the treaty between the government of the united states of america and 
the government of the republic of georgia concerning the encouragement 
          and reciprocal protection of investment, with annex

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Georgia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment, with Annex, signed at Washington on 
     March 7, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-13).
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 the treaty between the government of the united states of america and 
 the government of the republic of trinidad and tobago concerning the 
 encouragement and reciprocal protection of investment, with annex and 
                                protocol

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Trinidad and Tobago Concerning the Encouragement and 
     Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, 
     signed at Washington on September 26, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-
     14).
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 the treaty between the government of the united states of america and 
the government of the republic of albania concerning the encouragement 
    and reciprocal protection of investment, with annex and protocol

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Albania Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at 
     Washington on January 11, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-19).
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 agreement for the implementation of the united nations convention of 
     the law of the sea of 10 december 1982 relating to fish stocks

       Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of The Agreement for the Implementation of the 
     Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the 
     Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and 
     Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory 
     Fish Stocks, with Annexes (``The Agreement''), which was 
     adopted at United Nations Headquarters in New York by 
     Consensus of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish 
     Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on August 4, 1995, 
     and signed by the United States on December 4, 1995 (Treaty 
     Doc. 104-24), subject to the following declaration:
       It is the Sense of the Senate that ``no reservations'' 
     provisions as contained in Article 42 have the effect of 
     inhibiting the Senate from exercising its constitutional duty 
     to give advice and consent to a treaty, and the Senate's 
     approval of this treaty should not be construed as a 
     precedent for acquiescence to future treaties containing such 
     a provision.

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