S.Con.Res.87 - A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.

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  • Official: A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. as introduced.

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09/15/08
 
09/15/08

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9/16/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Congratulates the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of Latvia's November 18, 1918, declaration of indep

Official Summary

9/16/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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. Recognizes the common goals and shared values of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the close relations of the three Baltic countries with one other, and their tragic history under the Nazi and Soviet occupations. Calls on the President to issue a proclamation congratulating the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of the declaration of Latvia's independence. 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.


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12/16/08
Lithuania: Fast Facts and Hot Legislation | State and Federal ...

S.CON.RES.87: A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. - Sponsored by Gordon H. Smith. - 6 cosponsors (including Obama – maybe he does know something about ...

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11/04/08
Latvians Online | News

8 became a cosponsor of the resolution, S.Con.Res.87, which congratulates Latvia on the anniversary of its Nov. 18, 1918, declaration of independence and calls on the U.S. president to ask Russia to acknowledge that the Soviet ...

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11/01/08
Ovi Magazine : Latvian report by Euro Reporter

The resolution, S.Con.Res.87, also calls on the president to ask Russia to acknowledge that the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States was illegal. Obama added his name after Jānis Vilciņš and Artis Inka of the United Latvian ...

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