[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING TAIWAN'S ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 10, 1999

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to learn that NATO and 
Yugoslavia have reached an agreement and the Kosovars can finally 
return to their homeland. Yet there is more good news on the way. Dr. 
Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China on Taiwan just 
announced that Taiwan will provide the Kosovar refugees with $300 
million in aid. This aid includes food and medical care that are 
urgently required, as well as job training and rehabilitation programs 
to promote the reconstruction of Kosovo in the long run. we welcome 
such generosity from the Republic of china, and applaud its 
contribution to peace and stability in the international community.
  Under the dynamic leadership of President Lee Teng-hui, the Republic 
of China has become a prosperous, full-fledged democracy, and it has 
demonstrated on numerous occasions its willingness to help the needy. 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in expressing 
our appreciation to President Lee and the people of the Republic of 
China for their generosity to the Kosovar refugees and contributions to 
the international community.

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