,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #daa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4           
,chambliss1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate with respect to
 the territorial integrity and          
sovereignty of the ,republic of         
,moldova4  ,whereas1 since #aiib1 the   
,republic of ,moldova has been          
recognized by the international         
community and the ,united ,nations2     
,whereas1 on ,march #c1 #bjad1 the      
,united ,states ,government reaffirmed  
the ,united ,states' strong support for 
,moldovan sovereignty and territorial   
integrity within its internationally    
recognized borders2 ,whereas the        
annexation of ,crimea and violation of  
,ukrainian territorial integrity by the 

,russian ,federation on the false       
premise of defending ,russians and      
,russian speakers abroad violates the   
principles of sovereignty and           
territorial integrity2 ,whereas the     
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
has threatened to use its supply of     
energy resources as a means of          
intimidation in order to influence the  
,government of ,moldova2 ,whereas the   
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
has been actively issuing ,russian      
passports to the residents of           
,transnistria2 ,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    
territory of ,transnistria2 ,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 ,moldova2  

,whereas1 at the #aiii ,organization for
 ,security and ,cooperation in ,europe  
,summit in ,istanbul1 ,turkey1 the      
,russian ,federation committed to       
complete withdrawal of its military     
forces from the territory of the        
,republic of ,moldova2 ,whereas ,moldova
 has been a participant in ,,nato's     
,partnership for ,peace ,program and has
 deployed military personnel in support 
of the ,,nato-led mission in ,kosovo2   
and ,whereas the stability and economic 
vitality of the ,eastern ,european      
region is in the national interest of   
the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 affirms   
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 borders2  7#b7     
calls upon the ,government of the       
,russian ,federation to take steps to   
remove its military forces and materiel 
from within the internationally         

recognized territory of the ,republic of
 ,moldova2  7#c7 supports constructive  
engagement and confidence-building      
measures between the ,government of     
,moldova and the authorities in         
,transnistria in order to secure a      
peaceful resolution to the conflict2    
7#d7 expresses its belief that finding a
 lasting resolution to the ,transnistria
 issue can only be accomplished by      
ensuring the freedom of the ,government 
and the people of ,moldova to determine 
their own future without external       
pressure or coercion2  7#e7 urges the   
,president to consider increasing       
security and intelligence cooperation   
with the ,government of ,moldova2 and   
7#f7 affirms that lasting stability in  
,europe is a key priority for the       
,united ,states and that it can only be 
achieved if the territorial integrity   
and sovereignty of all parties is       
respected4