[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TAIWANESE AID TO KOSOVO

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, last week, President Lee Teng-
hui of Taiwan announced that Taiwan would be giving $300 million in an 
aid package to the Kosovars. I want to rise today and pay tribute and 
thank the Government of the Republic of China on Taiwan for this very 
generous gift of economic assistance. This aid includes emergency 
support for food, shelters, and medical care which is so desperately 
needed to return a sense of normalcy to the Albanian Kosovars. Also 
included in the aid package is funds for job-training and 
rehabilitation programs to help promote the reconstruction of Kosovo in 
the long run.
  This is just another remarkable example of the thoughtfulness and 
generosity of the people in Taiwan and should serve as a model for the 
entire international community. I would like to ask my colleagues to 
join me in expressing our deep appreciation to President Lee and the 
people of Taiwan for this compassionate offer. Hopefully, this act will 
encourage other nations to aid in rebuilding the Balkans so that the 
people there can move past the horrible atrocities that have been 
committed over the past few months and begin rebuilding their lives and 
families in peace.

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