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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 18, 2004
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should: (1) intensify efforts to help Kosovo achieve the "Standards", as set out by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Kosovo and as further elaborated in the UNMIK (the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo), to bring about a stable, multiethnic, and democratic society in Kosovo; (2) further encourage Kosovo to become a factor for stability in the region by having good relations with its neighbors, and in particular, by engaging in dialogue with Belgrade; (3) encourage Belgrade to support the standards implementation process in Kosovo; (4) enhance efforts to provide support to KFOR (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led international security force in Kosovo), and to call upon the PISG (Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo) to ensure the security and freedom of movement for all the people of Kosovo, and the return of refugees and internally displaced persons; (5) urge all people in Kosovo to reject ethnic violence; (6) promote steps to develop the Kosovo economy through strengthened cooperation with the South Central Europe region and Euro-Atlantic institutions; and (7) call upon the leaders of the PISG, and upon the leaders of all political parties and communities of Kosovo to enhance their cooperation with UNMIK, KFOR, and the international community.
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Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R–IN
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7056-7057)
Introduced in Senate
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