S.Res. 60 — A resolution recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the forty-first anniversary of Tibet's 1959 Lhasa uprising and calling for serious negotiations between China and the Dalai Lama to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in Tibet.

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Expresses the sense of the Senate that March 10, 2000, should: (1) be recognized as Tibetan Day of Commemoration in remembrance of Tibetans who sacrificed, suffered, and died during the Lhasa uprising and in affirmation of the inherent rights of the Tibetan people to determine their future; and (2) serve as an occasion to renew calls by the President, Congress, and other U.S. Government officials on the Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into serious negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives until a peaceful solution, satisfactory to both sides, is achieved.

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1999-03-10
Introduced in Senate
1999-03-10
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2520-2522)
1999-03-10
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2000-03-09
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1434-1436)
2000-03-09
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1434-1436)
2000-03-09
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
2000-03-09
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

A resolution recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the forty-first anniversary of Tibet's 1959 Lhasa uprising and calling for serious negotiations between China and the Dalai Lama to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in Tibet.

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