,h4 ,,res4 #efb  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #be1  
#bjad  ,,resolution  ,whereas the       
,united ,states has enjoyed good        
relations with the ,republic of ,moldova
 since the ,republic of ,moldova's      
independence in #aiia2 ,whereas since   
the ,republic of ,moldova's             
independence1 the ,united ,states has   
provided financial assistance to support
 the people of ,moldova's efforts to    
build a prosperous ,european democracy2 
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,moldova further           
strengthened their partnership through  
the launching of a ,strategic ,dialogue 
on ,march #c1 #bjad2 ,whereas the       
,republic of ,moldova is due to sign an 
,association ,agreement containing      
comprehensive free trade provisions with
 the ,european ,union on ,june #bg1     
#bjad2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
,government supports the democratic     
aspirations of the people of the        
,republic of ,moldova and their         

expressed desire to deepen their        
association with the ,european ,union2  
,whereas in a judgment in #bjjd1 the    
,european ,court of ,human ,rights found
 that ,transnistria was set up with the 
support of the ,russian ,federation and 
considered it under the effective       
authority or at least decisive influence
 of ,russia2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states supports the sovereignty and    
territorial integrity of the ,republic  
of ,moldova and on that basis           
participates as an observer in the #eb  
negotiations to find a comprehensive    
settlement that will provide a special  
status for the separatist region of     
,transnistria within ,moldova2 ,whereas 
the leaders of the ,transnistrian region
 of the ,republic of ,moldova requested 
to postpone the #eb round of talks      
scheduled to take place in ,april #bjad2
 ,whereas the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation banned the import  
of ,moldovan wine in #bjac and has      
threatened to ban ,moldovan agricultural

 products1 curtail the supply of energy 
resources to ,moldova1 and impose       
stricter labor migration policies on the
 people of ,moldova2 ,whereas the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
maintains a contingent of ,russian      
troops and a stockpile of ,russian      
military equipment and ammunition within
 the ,moldovan region of ,transnistria2 
,whereas the ,government of ,russia has 
been actively issuing ,russian passports
 to the residents of the ,transnistria  
region2 ,whereas the ,council of        
,europe1 the ,organization for ,security
 and ,cooperation in ,europe1 and the   
,government of ,moldova have called upon
 the ,government of the ,russian        
,federation to remove its troops from   
the territory of the ,republic of       
,moldova2 ,whereas authorities in the   
,republic of ,moldova's ,transnistria   
region have restricted access to the    
region by ,,osce ,mission to ,moldova   
monitors1 preventing the ,mission from  
providing impartial reporting on the    

security situation in the region2       
,whereas the ,house of ,representatives 
and the ,senate both passed by an       
overwhelming majority1 and the          
,president signed into law1 ,s4 #bahc1  
providing for a ,united ,states         
international broadcasting programming  
surge to counter misinformation from    
,russian-supported news outlets and     
ensuring that ,russian-speaking         
populations in ,ukraine and ,moldova    
have access to independent news and     
information2 and ,whereas ,moldova has  
been a valued and reliable partner in   
promoting global security by            
participating in ,u4,n4 peacekeeping    
missions in ,liberia1 ,cote d',ivoire1  
,sudan1 and ,georgia3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 reaffirms that 
it is the policy of the ,united ,states 
to support the sovereignty1             
independence1 and territorial integrity 
of the ,republic of ,moldova and the    
inviolability of its borders by other   

nation-states2  7#b7 supports the       
,strategic ,dialogue as a means to      
strengthen relations between the        
,republic of ,moldova and the ,united   
,states and enhance the democratic1     
economic1 rule of law1 and security     
reforms already being implemented by the
 ,republic of ,moldova2  7#c7 encourages
 the ,president and the ,department of  
,state to enhance ,united ,states       
cooperation with the ,government of     
,moldova and civil society organizations
 and focus assistance on justice sector 
reform1 anti-corruption efforts1        
strengthening democratic institutions1  
domestic energy development1            
diversification of energy supplies and  
energy efficiency1 as well as promoting 
trade and investment opportunities2     
7#d7 encourages the ,president to       
expedite the implementation of ,public  
,law #aac-if1 especially for populations
 in ,ukraine and ,moldova2  7#e7 affirms
 the ,republic of ,moldova's sovereign  
right to determine its own partnerships 

free of external coercion and pressure1 
and affirms ,moldova's right to         
associate with the ,european ,union or  
any regional organization2  7#f7 calls  
upon the ,government of ,russia to      
fulfill its commitments made at the     
,,osce's ,istanbul summit in #aiii and  
to withdraw its military forces and     
munitions from within the               
internationally recognized territory of 
the ,republic of ,moldova2  7#g7 calls  
upon the ,government of ,russia to      
refrain from economic threats and       
pressure against ,moldova and to cease  
any and all actions that support        
separatist movements on the territory of
 ,moldova2  7#h7 supports constructive  
engagement and confidence-building      
measures between the ,government of     
,moldova and the authorities in the     
,transnistria region in order to secure 
a peaceful resolution to the conflict2  
7#i7 supports efforts to resolve the    
,transnistria issue through a           
comprehensive settlement that affirms   

,moldova's sovereignty and territorial  
integrity1 while providing a special    
status for the ,transnistrian region    
within ,moldova2  7#aj7 urges officials 
in the ,transnistrian region to allow   
,,osce ,mission to ,moldova monitors    
unrestricted access to the region2      
7#aa7 urges all parties to refrain from 
unilateral actions that may undermine   
efforts to achieve a peaceful           
resolution1 as well as the agreements   
already reached1 and encourages leaders 
of the ,transnistrian region to resume  
negotiations toward a political         
settlement2 and  7#ab7 affirms that     
lasting stability and security in       
,europe is a key priority for the       
,united ,states and that these can only 
be achieved if the territorial integrity
 and sovereignty of all ,european       
countries is respected4  ,clerk4