,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mc,cain 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,mc,connell1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,congratulating the people of ,burma on 
their commitment to peaceful elections4 
,whereas ,burma conducted general       
elections on ,november #h1 #bjae1 the   
country's first national vote since a   
civilian government was introduced in   
#bjaa that ended nearly #ej years of    
military rule2 ,whereas the people of   
,burma have1 by their vigorous          
participation in electoral campaigning  
and public debate1 strengthened the     
foundations of a free and democratic way
 of life2 ,whereas preliminary reports  
indicate that voter turnout exceeded #hj
 percent2 ,whereas international        
observers have reported that election   
day was largely free and fair and       

conducted in an orderly and peaceful    
fashion despite broader structural      
concerns such as the disenfranchisement 
of the ,rohingya2 ,whereas the ruling   
military-backed ,union ,solidarity      
,development ,party suffered a dramatic 
loss at the polls1 and the ,national    
,league for ,democracy won a sizable    
majority in both chambers of ,burma's   
,union ,parliament1 the ,pyidaungsu     
,hluttaw1 and will select ,burma's next 
,president2 ,whereas ,nobel ,peace      
,prize ,laureate ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi   
has symbolized the struggle for freedom 
and democracy in ,burma and has actively
 supported democratic reform through her
 leadership of the ,national ,league for
 ,democracy2 ,whereas the ,national     
,league for ,democracy espouses a policy
 of nonviolent movement towards         
multi-party democracy in ,burma1        
supports national reconciliation1 and   
endorses strengthening democratic       
institutions1 protecting human rights1  
implementing free market economic       

reforms1 and reinforcing rule of law2   
,whereas ,president ,thein ,sein and    
,commander-in-,chief ,min ,aug ,hlaing  
made public commitments to respect the  
election results and vowed to abide by  
the law to ensure an orderly and prompt 
transition to a new government2 and     
,whereas the continued democratic       
development of ,burma is a matter of    
fundamental importance to the           
advancement of ,united ,states interests
 in ,southeast ,asia and is supported by
 the ,united ,states ,senate3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 congratulates the people of ,burma 
for embracing democracy through their   
participation in the ,november #h1      
#bjae1 general elections and for their  
continuing efforts in developing a free1
 democratic society that respects       
internationally recognized human rights2
  7#b7 recognizes the ,national ,league 
for ,democracy's victory as a reflection
 of the will of the ,burmese people2    
7#c7 calls on the ,union ,solidarity    

,development ,party to undertake a      
peaceful transfer of power and abide by 
the law to ensure an orderly and prompt 
transition to a new government2  7#d7   
encourages all parties to pursue        
national reconciliation talks and work  
together in the spirit of national unity
 to seek what is best for the country2  
7#e7 recognizes that while the          
,government of ,burma has made important
 progress towards democratization1 there
 remain important impediments to the    
realization of full democratic and      
civilian government1 including the      
reservation of unelected seats for the  
military and the disenfranchisement of  
groups of people including the          
,rohingya2  7#f7 expresses hope that    
newly elected members of parliament and 
a prompt and orderly transition to a new
 government will herald a new generation
 of responsible leadership in ,burma2   
7#g7 calls on the ,government of ,burma 
to support meaningful efforts to reform 
the #bjjh ,constitution of ,burma1 with 

the full and unfettered participation of
 the people of ,burma and in a manner   
that promotes and protects democratic   
development of ,burma and safeguards    
against arbitrary interference by the   
military2  7#h7 supports negotiations   
between the ,government of ,burma and   
ethnic-based peoples and organizations2 
7#i7 encourages the ,president of the   
,united ,states to take further steps   
toward normalization of relations with  
,burma and consider the potential       
relaxation of restrictions should the   
,union ,solidarity ,development ,party  
respect the election results and proceed
 with a prompt and orderly transition in
 power2 and  7#aj7 reaffirms that the   
people of the ,united ,states will      
continue to stand with the people of    
,burma in support of democracy1         
partnership1 and peace4