,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bf1 #bjbc,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,romney1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1    
,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4      
,schatz1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,hoeven7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of the #gjth anniversary of  
the signing of the ,mutual ,defense     
,treaty between the ,united ,states and 
the ,republic of ,korea on ,october #a1 
#aiec4  ,whereas1 on ,october #a1 #aiec1
 the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty ,between  
the ,united ,states and the ,republic of
 ,korea 7#e ,u4,s4,t4 #bcfh7 was signed 
in ,washington1 ,d4,c41 to which the    
,senate provided its advice and consent 
to ratification on ,january #bf1 #aied2 
,whereas the shared commitment to       
recognize an armed attack on either of  
the ,parties as dangerous to the peace  

and security of the other and to 8act to
 meet the common danger in accordance   
with each party's constitutional        
processes0 remains in place today2      
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,korea 
established diplomatic relations on ,may
 #bb1 #ahhb1 with the signing of the    
,treaty of ,peace1 ,amity1 ,commerce and
 ,navigation1 and the ,united ,states   
reestablished its diplomatic            
relationship with the ,republic of      
,korea on ,march #be1 #aidi2 ,whereas1  
in #bjbc1 the ,united ,states-,republic 
of ,korea alliance marks #gj years since
 the cessation of hostilities in the    
,korean ,war and the signing of the     
,armistice ,agreement on ,july #bg1     
#aiec1 which remains in place today and 
neither formally ended the ,korean ,war 
nor constituted a permanent settlement  
of peace on the ,korean ,peninsula2     
,whereas the ,united ,states-,republic  
of ,korea alliance is the linchpin of   
peace1 security1 and stability on the   
,korean ,peninsula and in the           

,indo-,pacific region and is essential  
to confronting the threat posed by the  
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea 7,,dprk72 ,whereas the ,united   
,states-,republic of ,korea alliance is 
rooted in mutual trust1 shared          
sacrifice1 common values1 economic      
interests1 and generations of           
people-to-people ties that provide a    
foundation for one of the strongest1    
most interoperable1 and enduring        
bilateral alliances in the world2       
,whereas the ,united ,states assures its
 ironclad security commitment to the    
,republic of ,korea1 including the      
,united ,states extended deterrent      
underpinned by the full range of ,united
 ,states capabilities1 including nuclear
 capabilities2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states-,republic of ,korea alliance was
 forged in shared sacrifice1 with       
#a1ghi1jjj ,united ,states soldiers1    
sailors1 airmen1 and ,marines serving   
during the ,korean ,war1 of whom #cf1egd
 paid the ultimate sacrifice with their 

lives in defense of the ,republic of    
,korea1 including #g1agd ,korean        
,augmentation to the ,united ,states    
,army 7,,katusa7 soldiers1 and the over 
#g1ejj members of the ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces that remain classified by
 the ,department of ,defense as missing 
in action2 ,whereas casualties of the   
,republic of ,korea were more than      
#bag1jjj soldiers killed1 more than     
#bia1jjj wounded1 and over #a1jjj1jjj   
civilians killed or missing2 ,whereas   
the ,republic of ,korea has since its   
founding become a thriving democracy    
with a vibrant press and commitment to  
the rule of law and a free market       
economy2 ,whereas the ,united           
,states-,republic of ,korea ,security   
,consultative ,meeting met on ,november 
#c1 #bjbb1 in ,washington1 ,d4,c4 and   
8shared their common understanding that 
the ,u4,s4-,,rok ,alliance is based on  
the same principles and shared values   
including3 mutual trust1 freedom1       
democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of

 law02 ,whereas the ,united ,states and 
the ,republic of ,korea are committed to
 pursuing closely coordinated diplomatic
 efforts through a shared strategy to   
achieve the complete1 verifiable1 and   
irreversible denuclearization of ,north 
,korea and establishing peace on the    
,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas the        
,republic of ,korea's #bjbb ,strategy   
for a ,free1 ,peaceful1 and ,prosperous 
,indo-,pacific ,region emphasizes its   
desire to be a global pivotal state that
 commits 8to working with other key     
nations both within and beyond the      
region to foster a free and peaceful    
region ''' while strengthening the      
rules-based international order02       
,whereas ,president ,yoon ,suk ,yeol    
took the courageous and bold step of    
announcing that the ,government of the  
,republic of ,korea would compensate    
,korean victims of ,japanese wartime    
labor in order to facilitate the        
resolution of an issue that has hampered
 cooperation with ,japan2 ,whereas a    

robust and effective trilateral         
relationship between and among the      
,united ,states1 the ,republic of       
,korea1 and ,japan is critical for joint
 security and interests in defending    
freedom and democracy1 upholding human  
rights1 promoting peace1 security1 and  
the rule of law in the ,indo-,pacific   
and across the globe1 championing       
women's empowerment1 and combating and  
adapting to complex environmental       
challenges2 ,whereas the ,american and  
,korean people share deeply rooted      
values of defending freedom1 championing
 economic development1 upholding human  
rights1 and respecting the rule of law2 
,whereas the ,united ,states1 the       
,republic of ,korea1 and ,japan have    
held a series of trilateral meetings1   
including a trilateral leaders' summit  
on ,november #ac1 #bjbb1 a ,foreign     
,ministers' meeting on ,september #bc1  
#bjbb1 and a vice ministerial meeting on
 ,february #ac1 #bjbc1 at which the     
three countries committed to continuing 

trilateral exercises on ballistic       
missile defense and anti-submarine      
warfare1 and further determined to      
explore new areas of security           
cooperation1 including sharing ,,dprk   
missile warning data in real time2      
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is the 
,united ,states' seventh largest goods  
trading partner with #afb1ijj1jjj1jjj in
 total 7two-way7 goods trade and        
#ca1ejj1jjj1jjj in total services trade 
for a combined #aid1djj1jjj1jjj in      
#bjba1 and is one of the ,united ,states
 top sources of ,foreign ,direct        
,investment 7,,fdi71 which totaled      
#aaj1fjj1jjj1jjj in #bjba and1 according
 to the ,bureau of ,economic ,analysis1 
,south ,korea multinational enterprises 
7,m,n,es7 in the ,united ,states        
employed almost #hd1jjj employees in    
#bjbj2 ,whereas the strength of the     
,united ,states-,republic of ,korea     
relationship is due in large part to the
 approximately #b1ejj1jjj ,korean       
,americans that have made significant   

contributions to every facet of         
,american society and leadership to now 
include four members of the ,house of   
,representatives3 ,andy ,kim of ,new    
,jersey1 ,young ,kim of ,california1    
,marilyn ,strickland of ,washington1 and
 ,michelle ,steel of ,california2 and   
,whereas1 in ,april #bjbc1 ,president   
,yoon ,suk ,yeol will visit the ,united 
,states at the invitation of ,president 
,joseph ,r4 ,biden3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 welcomes    
,president ,yoon ,suk ,yeol to the      
,united ,states and urges both sides to 
use the occasion of this state visit to 
further deepen the close security1      
economic1 and people-to-people ties     
between our nations2  7#b7 reaffirms the
 importance of the ,united              
,states-,republic of ,korea alliance as 
the linchpin to safeguarding peace1     
security1 and prosperity on the ,korean 
,peninsula and a critical component of  
peace in the ,indo-,pacific region2     
7#c7 reaffirms the ,united ,states'     

extended deterrence commitments to the  
,republic of ,korea and that the ,united
 ,states will continue to ensure that   
its policy and posture reflects the     
requirements of extended deterrence2    
7#d7 supports ongoing efforts to further
 strengthen1 broaden1 and deepen the    
ironclad ,united ,states-,republic of   
,korea alliance1 including the ,united  
,states-,republic of ,korea ,foreign and
 ,defense ,ministerial ,meeting 7#bb71  
the ,security ,consultative ,meeting1   
and the ,extended ,deterrence ,strategy 
and ,consultation ,group1 to confront   
threats to the peace and safety of both 
nations1 and to stand together for the  
common values and shared interests that 
unite us2  7#e7 calls for continued     
cooperation between the ,governments of 
the ,united ,states and the ,republic of
 ,korea in the promotion of human       
rights2  7#f7 supports the ,republic of 
,korea's engagement in regional         
diplomacy1 including the launching of   
the ,,rok-,,asean ,solidarity           

,initiative1 the ,republic of ,korea's  
participation in the ,minerals ,security
 ,partnership1 its joining of the       
,partners in the ,blue ,pacific1 and its
 hosting of a summit with ,pacific      
,island nations2  7#g7 endorses further 
,republic of ,korea engagement with     
,quad initiatives2  7#h7 calls for close
 coordination to achieve the            
denuclearization of the ,democratic     
,people's ,republic of ,korea and the   
establishment of a permanent and lasting
 peace on the ,korean ,peninsula2  7#i7 
encourages close cooperation among the  
,united ,states1 the ,republic of       
,korea1 and ,japan to address shared    
challenges2 and  7#aj7 recognizes the   
deep partnership forged over #gj years  
since the signing of the ,mutual        
,defense ,treaty that has underpinned   
security for both countries1 established
 a durable trust1 undergirded the free  
and open order in the ,indo-,pacific1   
and demonstrated the benefits of robust 
democracies on both sides of the        

,pacific4