Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Congratulates Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union and commends the significant progress that they have since made, including their membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU).

Calls on the President to continue to build the mutually beneficial relations the United States has enjoyed with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since the restoration of their full independence.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 267 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 267

Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on 
the 20th anniversary of the reestablishment of their full independence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2010

  Mr. Shimkus (for himself and Mr. Kucinich) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on 
the 20th anniversary of the reestablishment of their full independence.

Whereas the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were forcibly and 
        illegally incorporated into the Soviet Union from 1940 until 1991;
Whereas their forcible and illegal incorporation into the Soviet Union was never 
        recognized by the United States;
Whereas from 1940 to 1991, thousands of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians 
        were executed, imprisoned, or exiled by Soviet authorities through a 
        regime of brutal repression, Sovietization, and Russification in their 
        respective nations;
Whereas despite the efforts of the Soviet Union to eradicate the memory of 
        independence, the Baltic people never lost their hope for freedom and 
        their long-held dream of full independence;
Whereas during the period of ``glasnost'' and ``perestroika'' in the Soviet 
        Union, the Baltic people led the struggle for democratic reform and 
        national independence; and
Whereas in the years following the restoration of full independence, Estonia, 
        Latvia, and Lithuania have demonstrated their commitment to democracy, 
        human rights, and the rule of law, and have actively participated in a 
        wide range of international structures, pursuing further integration 
        with European political, economic, and security organizations: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) congratulates Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 
        20th anniversary of the end of their illegal incorporation into 
        the Soviet Union; and
            (2) calls on the President to continue to build the close 
        and mutually beneficial relations the United States has enjoyed 
        with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since the restoration of 
        the full independence of those nations.
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