,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbc,mr4  
,torres ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,slotk91 & ,mrs4 ,mc,clain7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ ! close        
p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
,republic ( ,kosovo4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates has endur+ national int]e/s 9 !  
peace & security ( ! ,we/]n ,balkans & !
 great] integration ( ! region into !   
,euro-,atlantic community ( democratic  
/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates recogniz$ 
! ,republic ( ,kosovo's indep5d5ce on   
,febru>y #ah1 #bjjh1 & pl$g$ to cont9ue 
to be its close fri5d & p>tn]2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-,kosovo relation%ip is    
bas$ on %>$ democratic values &         
in/itutions1 p-to-p relations1 human    
rights1 policies t[>d int]national peace
 & security1 & economic gr[?2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates-,kosovo p>tn]%ip has fo/]$
 mean+ful coop]ation 9 v>i\s fields1    

includ+ security education & economic   
developm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,i[a ,national     
,gu>d1 ?r\gh ! ,/ate ,p>tn]%ip ,program1
 coord9ates ) ! ,kosovo ,security ,=ce  
7,,ksf7 9 addition to ,am]ican =ces     
p>ticipat+ ) ! ,,nato-back$ ,kosovo ,=ce
 7,,k=7 to promote regional security &  
coop]ation2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 !          
,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,corporation & !    
,republic ( ,kosovo sign$ a #e-ye>1 #bjb
 million compact aim$ to exp& & improve 
,kosovo's en]gy sector to become m      
su/a9able1 inclusive1 & af=dable2       
,:]eas1 s9ce ! ,republic ( ,kosovo's    
indep5d5ce1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has provid$ 
ne>ly #a billion 9 =eign assi/ance2     
,:]eas ! ,republic ( ,kosovo 0 "o ( !   
fir/ c\ntries :o assi/$ accept+ ,afghan 
refugees 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas popul> support 
= ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,kosovo rema9s at   
#ha p]c5t1 ! highe/ among ,european     
c\ntries2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has    
play$ an ess5tial role 9 support+ !     
,republic ( ,kosovo's aspirations to jo9
 int]national in/itutions su* z ! ,unit$

 ,nations1 ,european ,union1 & ,nor?    
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 among  
o!r int]national in/itutions2 & ,:]eas x
 has be5 & %all rema9 ! policy ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to assi/ & promote !      
recognition ( ! ,republic ( ,kosovo z an
 indep5d5t /ate z well z t[>d !         
integration ( ,kosovo into int]national 
in/itutions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! 
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s a close     
p>tn] ( ! ,republic ( ,kosovo & !       
,republic ( ,kosovo rema9s a close p>tn]
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 x %\ld rema9
 ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to promote !
 recognition ( ! ,republic ( ,kosovo z a
 sov]eign1 indep5d5t1 democratic1       
multie?nic /ate )9 its recogniz$ bord]s4