[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         OSCE FIGHTS CORRUPTION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I was grateful last 
weekend as chairman of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe to chair the American delegation for the Fall Meeting in 
Yerevan, Armenia.
  Parliamentarians from nearly 50 countries were present with sessions 
led by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly president Pia Kauma of Finland.
  Armenian Head of Delegation Sargis Khandanyan was a very successful 
host for the warm Armenian welcome. Sessions featured active 
participation of many productive points of view on corruption as a 
fundamental threat and respect for all people affected by conflict.
  There was wide recognition the civilized world is sadly in conflict 
as it did not choose of dictators with rule of gun invading democracies 
with rule of law as war criminal Putin has invaded Ukraine and Iran 
puppet Hamas invading Israel.
  It was impressive the dynamic economy of Armenia, 9 time zones and 
6,441 miles from Washington. It was encouraging to meet National 
Assembly Deputy Ruben Rubinyan serving as special envoy on a 
normalization with Turkiye, America's valued NATO ally.
  God bless Armenia. God bless America.

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