[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                MONGOLIA

 Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I rise today to add to the words of 
praise for Mongolia expressed yesterday by Senator Thomas, chairman of 
the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, when he introduced 
legislation to extend nondiscriminatory trade status to that country.
  Mongolia has made striking advances toward the development of a 
democratic political system and a free market economy. This past July, 
Mongolians went to the polls and resoundingly voted into Government the 
Democratic Opposition Party, ending 75 years of control by Communists 
and their heirs. The new Government's peaceful assumption of power 
underscores Mongolia's rise to the front ranks of Asian democracies. 
The new Government in Ulaanbataatar, moreover, has outlined an 
ambitious plan for faster and continued economic liberalization and 
political reform.
  Given these and other developments, I look forward to considering 
legislation granting to Mongolia nondiscriminatory trade status early 
in the next Congress.

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