EN BLOC AMENDMENTS TO H. CON. RES. 206 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY Page 2, in the first Whereas clause, insert before the semicolon the following: "and attempted to establish a political entity therein against the wishes of the majority of the population of Dagestan". Page 2, in the fourth Whereas clause, strike ", including indiscriminate bombing and strafing of civilians in Chechnya, have given" and insert "and indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force has harmed innocent civilians and given". Page 3, in the second Whereas clause, insert before the semicolon the following: "and Russian authorities have attributed the terrorist bombings to Chechen insurgents", and move the second Whereas clause to page 2, after the first Whereas clause. Page 3, line 4, insert "and all parties" before "to cease". Page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike “the Government of the Russian Federation" and insert "all parties, including the Government of the Russian Federation,”. Page 4, line 4, strike “Government of Chechnya" and insert "Chechen authorities". 1 2 3 2 Page 4, insert the following after line 8 and redesig nate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly: (4) urges the Chechen authorities to create rule of law environment with legal norms based upon internationally accepted standards; 106TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION (Original Signature of Member) H.CON. RES. 222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. ROGAN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Condemning the assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and other officials of the Armenian Government and expressing the sense of the Congress in mourning this tragic loss of the duly elected leadership of Armenia. Whereas on October 27, 1999, several armed individuals broke into Armenia s Parliament and assassinated the Prime Minister of Armenia, Vazgen Sargsian, the Chairman of the Armenian Parliament, Karen Demirchian, the Deputy Chairman of the Armenian Parliament, Yuri Bakhshian, the Minister of Operative Issues, Leonard 2 Petrossian, and other members of the Armenian Govern ment; Whereas Armenia is working toward democracy, the rule of law, and a viable free market economy since obtaining its freedom from Soviet rule in 1991; and Whereas all nations of the world mourn the loss suffered by Armenia on October 27, 1999: Now, therefore, be it 1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 2 concurring), That the Congress— 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) deplores the slaying of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Vazgen Sargsian, the Chairman of the Armenian Parliament, Karen Demirchian, the Deputy Chairman of the Armenian Parliament, Yuri Bakhshian, the Minister of Operative Issues, Leonard Petrossian, and other members of the Armenian Government struck down in this violent attack; (2) strongly shares the determination of the Armenian people that the perpetrators of these vile acts will be swiftly brought to justice so that Arme nia may demonstrate its resolute opposition to acts of terror; (3) commends the efforts of the late Prime Minister and the Armenian Government for their commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and for supporting free market movements internationally; |