,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dj  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,may #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,menendez 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,risch7 submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,welcoming the ,prime     
,minister of ,greece to the ,united     
,states for an address to a joint       
meeting of ,congress4  ,whereas the     
concept of democracy--that the people   
have the power to govern--was developed 
in ancient ,greece2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states and ,greece have enjoyed more  
than #aej years of diplomatic relations 
and share deep cultural connections and 
values2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and
 ,greece have been partners and allies  
in all major international conflicts    
throughout modern history2 ,whereas     
,greece heroically resisted ,axis forces
 at a crucial moment in ,world ,war     
,,ii1 forcing ,adolf ,hitler to change  

his timeline and delaying the attack on 
the ,soviet ,union2 ,whereas ,winston   
,churchill said that if there had not   
been the virtue and courage of the      
,greeks1 we do not know which the       
outcome of ,world ,war ,,ii would have  
been and no longer will we say that     
,greeks fight like heroes1 but that     
heroes fight like ,greeks2 ,whereas the 
metropolitan area of ,mariupol1         
,ukraine1 where forces of the ,russian  
,federation have committed              
unconscionable war crimes against the   
local population during the ongoing     
invasion of ,ukraine by ,president      
,vladimir ,putin1 is home to            
approximately #abj1jjj ethnic ,greeks2  
,whereas1 after forces of the ,russian  
,federation bombed a hospital in        
,ukraine on ,march #i1 #bjbb1 ,prime    
,minister of ,greece ,kyriakos          
,mitsotakis said1 on ,march #ah1 #bjbb1 
,greece is ready to rebuild the         
maternity hospital in ,mariupol1 the    
center of ,greek minority in ,ukraine1 a

 city dear to our hearts and the symbol 
of barbarity of the war2 ,whereas       
,greece has sent at least #d            
humanitarian aid shipments to ,ukraine1 
including non-perishable food1 bottled  
water1 antiseptics1 medical supplies1   
and power generators2 ,whereas ,greece  
has provided ,ukraine with security     
assistance1 including ,kalashnikov      
rifles and portable rocket launchers2   
,whereas membership in the ,north       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 has further enhanced cooperation       
between the ,united ,states and ,greece2
 ,whereas ,greece is an integral part of
 the ,european ,union2 ,whereas the     
commitment of the ,united ,states and   
,greece to security cooperation led to  
the ,mutual ,defense ,cooperation       
,agreement ,between the ,government of  
the ,united ,states of ,america and the 
,government of the ,hellenic ,republic1 
done at ,athens ,july #h1 #aiij1 which  
was updated in #bjba to enhance defense 
ties between the countries and promote  

stability in southeastern ,europe2      
,whereas the ,greek port of             
,alexandroupoli has been instrumental in
 allowing the ,united ,states to help   
reinforce the eastern flank of ,,nato   
and deter further aggression by the     
,russian ,federation against allies and 
partners of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas the ,floating ,storage and     
,regasification ,unit of                
,alexandroupoli1 recently inaugurated1  
will contribute significantly to energy 
diversification of ,greece and          
southeastern ,europe1 especially in     
light of the invasion of ,ukraine by the
 ,russian ,federation2 ,whereas the     
,united ,states has demonstrated its    
support for the trilateral partnership  
of ,greece1 ,israel1 and ,cyprus by     
enacting into law the ,eastern          
,mediterranean ,security and ,energy    
,partnership ,act of #bjai 7title ,,ii  
of division ,j of ,public ,law #aaf-id7 
and through joint engagement with       
,greece1 ,israel1 and ,cyprus in the #ca

 format2 ,whereas this support was      
bolstered in the ,united ,states-,greece
 ,defense and ,interparliamentary       
,partnership ,act of #bjba 7subtitle ,b 
of title ,,xiii of ,public ,law         
#aag-ha71 establishing a #ca            
,interparliamentary ,group to discuss   
the expansion of cooperation in other   
areas of common concern2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states is home to a robust     
,greek-,american community of           
approximately #c1jjj1jjj people1 who    
meaningfully contribute to the cultural 
fabric of the ,united ,states2 and      
,whereas the ,speaker of the ,house has 
invited ,prime ,minister ,mitsotakis to 
address a joint meeting of ,congress on 
,may #ag1 #bjbb3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 warmly welcomes
 ,prime ,minister of ,greece ,kyriakos  
,mitsotakis to the ,united ,states2     
7#b7 eagerly anticipates the address of 
,prime ,minister ,mitsotakis before a   
joint meeting of ,congress2  7#c7       
appreciates the historic and present    

role of ,greece in the defense of       
democracy1 including through the        
provision of support to ,ukraine amid   
the ongoing brutal and unprovoked       
invasion by the ,russian ,federation2   
7#d7 commits to a continued partnership 
with ,greece to bolster energy          
cooperation through the #ca format and  
help accelerate energy security in      
,europe2  7#e7 reaffirms the steadfast  
and bipartisan support for the          
friendship between the people and       
,governments of the ,united ,states and 
,greece2 and  7#f7 appreciates the      
important role that ,greek-,americans   
play in supporting the strong bonds that
 exist between the ,united ,states and  
,greece4