[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 30--URGING ALL SIDES TO THE CURRENT 
  POLITICAL CRISIS IN UKRAINE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY AND USE DIALOGUE TO 
RESOLVE THE CRISIS AND ENSURE A FREE AND TRANSPARENT DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM 
                  IN UKRAINE BASED ON THE RULE OF LAW

  Mr. DODD submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                            S. Con. Res. 30

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) acknowledges and welcomes the strong relationship 
     formed between the United States and Ukraine since the 
     restoration of Ukraine's independence in 1991;
       (2) urges all sides to the current political crisis in 
     Ukraine to act responsibly and use dialogue to resolve the 
     crisis;
       (3) urges all sides to adhere to the rule of law and 
     resolve disputes in a peaceful manner consistent with 
     Ukraine's democratic values and national interest, in keeping 
     with its commitments as a member of the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
       (4) expresses strong and continuing support for the efforts 
     of the Ukrainian people to establish a full democracy, the 
     rule of law, and respect for human rights;
       (5) pledges its continued assistance to the strengthening 
     of a free and transparent democratic system in Ukraine based 
     on the rule of law and the continued development of a free 
     market economy in Ukraine; and
       (6) reaffirms its commitment to Ukraine's independence, 
     sovereignty and territorial integrity, and assumption of 
     Ukraine's rightful place as a full member of the 
     international community of democracies.

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