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Commemorates and honors the late Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski (who was killed with eight others in a February 2004 plane crash) by: (1) offering condolences to the people of Macedonia, the family of President Trajkovski, and the families of the other crash victims; (2) recognizing the courageous leadership and significant role that President Trajkovski played in efforts to promote peace, stability, and reform, including his work to secure the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement; and (3) encouraging the Macedonian government to continue efforts to implement the Ohrid Peace Agreement and to move forward with reforms necessary to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 314 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 314
Commemorating and honoring President Boris Trajkovski.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2004
Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Biden) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Commemorating and honoring President Boris Trajkovski.
Whereas President Boris Trajkovski of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
played a vital role in efforts to promote peace, stability, and
democratic reform in his country and throughout Southeast Europe;
Whereas President Trajkovski was tragically killed on Thursday, February 26,
2004, when a plane carrying the President and 8 others crashed in
southern Bosnia;
Whereas the people elected Boris Trajkovski to serve as President in November
1999, and inaugurated him as the second Macedonian President on December
15, 1999;
Whereas President Trajkovski led the country during a tumultuous period in
Southeast Europe, working with the international community to
accommodate refugees following the crisis in neighboring Kosovo in 1999,
and playing a significant role in the signing of the Ohrid Framework
Agreement in 2001;
Whereas President Trajkovski promoted the rule of law and respect for human
rights, and encouraged economic, judicial, and military reforms
necessary to move the country toward membership in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the European Union; and
Whereas the Macedonian government continues to work to join Europe's democratic
institutions, and peace and stability in the country is critical to the
broader region of Southeast Europe: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) offers its condolences and deepest sympathy to the
people of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the family
of President Boris Trajkovski, and the families of the other
crash victims during this difficult period;
(2) recognizes the courageous leadership and the
significant role that President Trajkovski played in efforts to
promote peace, stability, and reform, including his work to
secure the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement; and
(3) encourages the Macedonian government to continue
efforts to implement the Ohrid Peace Agreement, and to move
forward with reforms necessary to join the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the European Union.
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Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2456-2457; text as passed Senate: CR S2457; text of measure as introduced: CR S2450)
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2456-2457; text as passed Senate: CR S2457; text of measure as introduced: CR S2450)
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