,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4        
,mc,cormick1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,honoring the 
strategic importance of the ,c#ea       
diplomatic platform and recognizing the 
deepening partnership between the       
,united ,states and the nations of      
,kazakhstan1 ,kyrgyzstan1 ,tajikistan1  
,turkmenistan1 and ,uzbekistan4         
,whereas1 in #aiia1 the ,united ,states 
established diplomatic relations with   
,kazakhstan1 ,kyrgyzstan1 ,tajikistan1  
,turkmenistan1 and ,uzbekistan following
 the dissolution of the ,soviet ,union2 
,whereas the ,governments of            
,uzbekistan1 ,tajikistan1 and           
,kyrgyzstan provided essential support  
to ,united ,states and ,,nato operations
 in ,afghanistan through the ,northern  

,distribution ,network2 ,whereas1 on    
,november #a1 #bjae1 the ,united ,states
 and the ,c#e launched the ,c#ea        
platform1 a regional mechanism for      
high-level dialogue and cooperation1    
supported by a permanent ,secretariat   
since #bjbb2 ,whereas the inaugural     
,summit agreed on partnerships to       
increase national and regional security1
 trade and economics1 and energy and    
environmental issues2 and ,whereas1 in  
#bjbc1 the first presidential-level     
,c#ea summit identified new             
opportunities for partnerships in energy
 security1 counterterrorism1            
infrastructure1 and critical mineral    
mining development3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 affirms the 
strategic importance of the ,c#ea       
platform in promoting regional          
sovereignty1 stability1 and shared      
security interests with the ,united     
,states2  7#b7 appreciates expanded     
cooperation on energy and critical      
minerals through transport corridor     

development2  7#c7 recognizes the       
unwavering commitment of the ,central   
,asian nations to counterterrorism      
coordination under the ,c#ea2 and  7#d7 
hopes for a reduction in strategic trade
 barriers and increase in continued     
prosperity and friendship4