United States resolution on the 90th anniversary of the Latvian Republic
- United States resolution on the 90th anniversary of the Latvian Republic
The 90th anniversary of the Latvian Republic resolution (USBill|110|S.Con.RES.|87) was submitted to the U.S. Senate by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), during the 110th United States Congress. It is a non-binding resolution calling upon the US President and the Secretary of State to urge the government of the Russian Federation to acknowledge that the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and for the succeeding 51 years was illegal. The resolution was introduced on June 9, 2008 and passed unanimously without amendment on September 16, 2008.
ummary
Congratulates the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of Latvia's November 18, 1918, declaration of independence. Commends the government of Latvia for its success in implementing political and economic reforms, for establishing political, religious and economic freedom, and for its commitment to human and civil rights. Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to urge the government of the Russian Federation to acknowledge that the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and for the succeeding 51 years was illegal. [ [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc87/show opencongress.org] ]
Co-sponsors
The resolution has 6 co-sponsors (in alphabetical order):
* Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
* Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
* Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
* Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
* Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
* Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
ee also
*Soviet occupation of Baltic states
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