[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7372-S7373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 427--TO COMMEMORATE THE 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
    1991 PARIS PEACE AGREEMENTS WITH CAMBODIA AND TO CALL UPON ALL 
SIGNATORIES TO THOSE AGREEMENTS TO FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENTS TO SECURE 
       A PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS, DEMOCRATIC, AND SOVEREIGN CAMBODIA

  Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Risch) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 427

       Whereas the agreements signed at the Paris Conference on 
     Cambodia on October 23, 1991 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Paris Peace Agreements''), led to the end of a brutal 12-
     year civil war in Cambodia and paved the way to national 
     reconciliation through the expulsion of foreign forces and 
     the guarantee of the right to self-determination of the 
     Cambodian people through free and fair elections;
       Whereas the Paris Peace Agreements represented a landmark 
     achievement for the Cambodian people, Cambodia, the 
     international community, and the United States and are the 
     foundation for the peace enjoyed by Cambodia today;
       Whereas the United States was a party to the negotiation 
     and conclusion of the Paris Peace Agreements, which also 
     included leadership and participation of a broad 
     international coalition composed of Australia, Brunei, 
     Canada, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, 
     Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, the former Union of 
     Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, the 
     former Yugoslavia, and Cambodia;
       Whereas the Paris Peace Agreements authorized the creation 
     of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 
     (UNTAC), which was an unprecedented international effort to 
     help administer Cambodia and guide the country as it emerged 
     from years of civil war;
       Whereas the United Nations Transitional Authority in 
     Cambodia successfully prevented the resurgence of the 
     genocidal Khmer Rouge, created the atmosphere for national 
     reconciliation, was instrumental to the return of hundreds of 
     thousands of Cambodian refugees to their homes, and laid the 
     groundwork for a new Constitution and free and fair elections 
     that featured broad participation;
       Whereas, since the United Nations Security Council 
     established the United Nations Transitional Authority in 
     Cambodia through United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     745 in 1992, the United States and the international 
     community have continued to support the peace, security, and 
     prosperity of Cambodia, as demonstrated through the delivery 
     by the United States of more than $1,500,000,000 in 
     development assistance and more than $3,000,000,000 in total 
     assistance to Cambodia, according to the Department of State;
       Whereas the implementation of the Paris Peace Agreements 
     established institutions critical to peace, development, and 
     freedom in Cambodia, including the beginnings of a vibrant 
     civil society and independent media;
       Whereas the Paris Peace Agreements set forth a democratic 
     process for the election of a constituent assembly that 
     adopted the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, which 
     obligates the Kingdom to ``respect human rights as stipulated 
     in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of 
     Human rights, the covenants and conventions related to human 
     rights, women's and children's rights'';
       Whereas the actions of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the 
     ruling Cambodian People's Party since 1993 to consolidate 
     power, which have infringed on the fundamental rights and 
     freedoms of the Cambodian people and culminated in the 
     banning of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in 2017, 
     effectively turning Cambodia into a one-party state, violate 
     the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia and challenge the 
     full implementation of the Paris Peace Agreements;
       Whereas the reported use of Cambodia's Ream Naval Base on 
     the Gulf of Thailand by

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     the People's Republic of China would be inconsistent with 
     Cambodia's status of neutrality under the Paris Peace 
     Agreements, which the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia 
     later defined, in part, as ``not permit(ting) any foreign 
     military base on its territory''; and
       Whereas the politically motivated arrests of more than 150 
     people associated with the Cambodia National Rescue Party 
     since June 2019 and irregular judicial prosecutions of 
     detainees further undermine the intent of the Paris Peace 
     Agreements to allow full political participation in free and 
     fair elections: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) remains committed to the Cambodian people and their 
     aspirations for a more peaceful, prosperous, democratic, and 
     sovereign country, as envisioned in the agreements signed at 
     the Paris Conference on Cambodia on October 23, 1991 
     (commonly referred to as the ``Paris Peace Agreements''), 
     with the support of the international community;
       (2) calls upon all signatories of the Paris Peace 
     Agreements, including Cambodian stakeholders, to reaffirm 
     their commitments under the Agreements, the fulfillment of 
     which will advance the peace, prosperity, rights, and 
     freedoms enjoyed by the Cambodian people 30 years after the 
     signing of the Agreements; and
       (3) emphasizes the need for the Government of Cambodia--
       (A) to commit to free and fair multiparty elections in the 
     upcoming communal elections in 2022 and national elections in 
     2023 as an expression of its commitment to the self-
     determination of the Cambodian people;
       (B) to uphold its commitments to protecting human rights, 
     democratic institutions, and free and fair elections;
       (C) to dismiss all politically motivated charges, 
     prosecutions, and sentencings of the opposition, journalists, 
     and civil society activists; and
       (D) to refrain from actions that violate its status of 
     neutrality.

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