S. Res. 602 (Reported in Senate) — Supporting the agreement between Prime Minister Tsipras of Greece and Prime Minister Zaev of Macedonia to resolve longstanding bilateral disputes.

That the Senate—

(1)

welcomes the agreement between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia to resolve the name dispute and to strengthen bilateral relations for the benefit of both countries;

(2)

congratulates Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, Foreign Ministers Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov, their teams, and the people of both countries for this historic achievement;

(3)

affirms that stability in southeastern Europe is an important United States national security interest;

(4)

condemns efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to undermine the agreement and supports United States assistance to authorities in Athens and Skopje to counter malign Russian influence;

(5)

urges Macedonia to continue implementing important reforms as it seeks to join NATO and the European Union, including those related to protecting freedom of expression, strengthening the rule of law, and fighting corruption; and

(6)

encourages the United States Department of Commerce, Department of State, and other relevant agencies to support United States companies interested in investing in southeastern Europe.

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Aug 1, 2018viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Risch) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

Aug 1, 2018 Introduced in Senate Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Risch) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Supporting the agreement between Prime Minister Tsipras of Greece and Prime Minister Zaev of Macedonia to resolve longstanding bilateral disputes.

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