H.Res. 45 — To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.

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Recognizes Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta (1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients) for their contributions on behalf of their oppressed people in East Timor.

Affirms support for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in East Timor based on the people's right to self-determination.

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1997-02-10
Introduced in House
1997-02-10
Introduced in House
1997-02-10
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
1997-02-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.

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