,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,ms4   
,malliotakis 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 & 
,ms4 ,salaz>7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,comm5d+ ,li?uania = refus+ to ratify ! 
,european ,union's ,political ,dialogue 
& ,coop]ation ,agreem5t ) ,cuba4  ,:]eas
 ,li?uania & ! ,unit$ ,/ates h a        
?ree-decade-long special relation%ip    
built on %>$ values1 prevail+ tru/1 & a 
fundam5tal respect = democracy2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,european ,union         
relation%ip is1 z /at$ by ! ,european   
,commission1 built on values ( human    
dignity1 individual rights & democratic 
pr9ciples '''2 ,:]eas ! ,european ,union
 sign$ ! ,political ,dialogue &         
,coop]ation ,agreem5t 7,,pdca7 ) !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,cuba 9 #bjaf1 to           
consolidate & /r5g!n l9ks betwe5 !      
p>ties 9 ! areas ( political dialogue1  
coop]ation & trade1 on ! basis ( mutual 

respect1 reciprocity1 common int]e/ &   
respect = _! sov]eignty2 ,:]eas !       
,communi/ ,gov]nm5t ( ,cuba has mobiliz$
 a regime ( c5sor%ip1 det5tion1 torture1
 & murd] ( political oppon5ts1          
repression ( prodemocracy ef=ts1 &      
unp>allel$ re/rictions on movem5t &     
emigration2 ,:]eas ! late/ wave (       
repression has t>get$ ! free spee*1     
arti/ic ,san ,isidro ,movem5t1 ^: lead]1
 ,luis ,manuel ,ot]o ,alcnt>a1 is       
curr5tly isolat$ & "u police control 9 a
 hospital 9 ,havana2 ,:]eas coop]ative  
agreem5ts betwe5 ,we/]n /ates & !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,cuba legitimize corruption1
 political repression1 & a segregat+ &  
suppressive economic sy/em :ile und]m9+ 
prodemocracy ef=ts on ! gr\nd 9 ,cuba1  
,v5ezuela1 & else:]e2 & ,:]eas ,li?uania
 is ! only ,european ,union memb] /ate  
:i* has refus$ to ratify ! ,,pdca on    
acc\nt ( its dem]its3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
/rongly comm5ds ,li?uania = /&+ )       
,cuba's human rights activi/s by refus+ 

to ratify ! ,political ,dialogue &      
,coop]ation ,agreem5t 7,,pdca72  7#b7   
calls on o!r ,european ,union memb]s to 
foll[ 9 ! foot/eps ( ,li?uania & annul  
_! ratification ( ! ,,pdca 9 ! c\rse (  
its ongo+ provisional implem5tation2    
7#c7 takes pride 9 ! special relation%ip
 %>$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,li?uania2 &  
7#d7 looks =w>d to /r5g!n+ ! ,unit$     
,/ates-,li?uania relation%ip on a       
diplomatic1 milit>y1 economic1 &        
humanit>ian basis4