,,iii ,cal5d> ,no4 #dgj #aaf? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4 #ebc  ,,9   
,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates     
,febru>y #bg1 #bjbj,mr4 ,m55dez 7=      
himself1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1    
,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,toomey1    
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4         
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1  
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1
 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,casey1  
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4   
,p]due1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mrs4  
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4     
,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4      
,b5net1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1    
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,c>p]7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,june #c1 #bjbj,report$ by  
,mr4 ,ris*1 )\t am5dm5t  ,,resolution   
,recogniz+ ! #aii? anniv]s>y ( !        
indep5d5ce ( ,greece & celebrat+        
democracy 9 ,greece & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:]eas ! p ( anci5t ,greece develop$ !  

concept ( democracy1 9 :i* ! supreme p[]
 to gov]n 0 ve/$ 9 ! p2 ,:]eas ! f\nd+  
fa!rs ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 _m ( :om read  
,greek political philosophy 9 ! orig9al 
,greek language1 drew heavily on !      
political exp]i5ce & philosophy ( anci5t
 ,greece 9 =m+ ! repres5tative democracy
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,petros      
,mavromi*alis1 ! =m] ,comm&] 9 ,*ief (  
,greece & a f\nd] ( ! mod]n ,greek /ate1
 said to ! citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9  
#ahba1 ,x is 9 y\r l& t lib]ty has fix$ 
h] abode & ''' 9 imitat+ y1 we %all     
imitate our ance/ors & be ?\ght wor?y ( 
!m if we succe$ 9 resembl+ y42 ,:]eas ! 
,greek national an!m1 ! ,hymn to        
,lib]ty1 includes ! words1 mo/ he>tily 0
 gladd5$ ,george ,wa%+ton's brave l&2   
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates g5]\sly    
(f]$ humanit>ian assi/ance to ! p (     
,greece dur+ _! /ruggle = indep5d5ce2   
,:]eas ,greece h]oically resi/$ ,axis   
=ces at a crucial mom5t 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 
=c+ ,adolf ,hitl] to *ange 8 timel9e &  
delay+ ! attack on ,russia2 ,:]eas      

,w9/on ,*ur*ill said t if !re _h n be5 !
 virtue & c\rage ( ! ,greeks1 we d n "k 
:i* ! outcome ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii w\ld h be5 
& no long] w we say t ,greeks fight l   
h]oes1 b t h]oes fight l ,greeks2 ,:]eas
 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ! p ( ,greece 7 kill$
 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas ,greece      
consi/5tly alli$ ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
major int]national conflicts ?r\gh\t its
 hi/ory z a mod]n /ate2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,greece re9=c$ _! commitm5t to 
security coop]ation by sign+ an updat$  
,mutual ,def5se ,coop]ation ,agreem5t on
 ,octob] #e1 #bjai1 t w exp& def5se ties
 betwe5 ! two c\ntries & promote        
/ability 9 ! region2 ,:]eas ! ,=eign    
,m9i/] ( ,greece1 ,nikos ,d5dias1 ho/$  
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,mi*ael ,pompeo 9 !   
second ,unit$ ,/ates-,greece ,/rategic  
,dialogue on ,octob] #g1 #bjai1 :i*     
und]scor$ ,greece's importance to !     
,unit$ ,/ates z a pill> ( /ability 9 !  
,ea/]n ,m$it]ranean & ,balkans & z an   
important ,,nato ally2 ,:]eas ,greece is
 a /rategic p>tn] & ally ( ! ,unit$     

,/ates 9 br++ political /ability &      
economic developm5t to ! ,balkan region1
 hav+ inve/$ billions ( doll>s 9 !      
c\ntries ( ! region & hav+ contribut$ m 
?an #gej1jjj1jjj 9 developm5t aid = !   
region2 ,:]eas ! gov]nm5t & p ( ,greece 
actively p>ticipate 9 peacekeep+ &      
peace-build+ op]ations conduct$ by      
int]national organizations1 includ+ !   
,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,nor? ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization1 ! ,european      
,union1 & ! ,organization = ,security & 
,co-op]ation 9 ,europe2 ,:]eas ,greece  
rema9s an integral "p ( ! ,european     
,union2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has      
demon/rat$ its support = ! trilat]al    
p>tn]%ip ( ,greece1 ,israel1 & ,cyprus  
by enact+ into law ! ,ea/]n ,m$it]ranean
 ,security & ,en]gy ,p>tn]%ip ,act (    
#bjai 7title ,,ii ( division ,j (       
,public ,law #aaf-id7 & ?r\gh !         
p>ticipation ( ,secret>y ,pompeo 9 ! #ca
 ,summit ) ,greece1 ,israel1 ,cyprus1 & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,m>* #bj1 #bjai2     
,:]eas ,greece receiv$ worldwide praise 

= its extraord9>y h&l+ dur+ ! #bjjd     
,olympic ,games ( m ?an #ad1jjj a?letes 
& m ?an #b1jjj1jjj spectators &         
j\rnali/s1 a feat ! gov]nm5t & p (      
,greece h&l$ effici5tly1 securely1 & )  
hospitality2 ,:]eas ! gov]nm5ts & p (   
,greece & ! ,unit$ ,/ates are at !      
=efront ( ef=ts to advance fre$om1      
democracy1 peace1 /ability1 & human     
rights2 ,:]eas ^? ef=ts & simil> ideals 
h =g$ a close bond betwe5 ! peoples (   
,greece & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas x is
 prop] & desirable = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
celebrate ,m>* #be1 #bjbj1 ,greek       
,indep5d5ce ,day1 ) ! p ( ,greece & to  
reaffirm ! democratic pr9ciples f :i* ^?
 two great c\ntries 7 f\nd$3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 ext5ds w>m     
congratulations & be/ wi%es to ! p (    
,greece z !y celebrate ! #aii? anniv]s>y
 ( ! indep5d5ce ( ,greece2  7#b7        
expresses support = ! pr9ciples (       
democratic gov]nance to :i* ! p (       
,greece are committ$2 &  7#c7 notes !   
important role t ,greece has play$ 9 !  

wid] ,european region & 9 ! community ( 
nations s9ce ga9+ its indep5d5ce #aii   
ye>s ago4  ,june #c1 #bjbj,report$ )\t  
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