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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 183--REAFFIRMING THE VITAL ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES-
JAPAN ALLIANCE IN PROMOTING PEACE, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN THE
INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND BEYOND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Gardner)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations:
S. Res. 183
Whereas the United States and Japan established diplomatic
relations on March 31, 1854, with the signing of the Treaty
of Peace and Amity;
Whereas, for the past 70 years, the alliance between the
United States and Japan has played a vital role in ensuring
peace, stability, and economic development in Asia and
beyond;
Whereas the United States and Japan are deeply committed to
the common values of freedom, democracy, rule of law, and
free market economics;
Whereas the United States-Japan alliance, forged nearly six
decades ago with the signing of the Treaty of Mutual
Cooperation and
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Security, is the cornerstone for advancing a free and open
Indo-Pacific region, and contributes internationally to peace
and stability;
Whereas the United States and Japan are indispensable
partners in combating the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, improving global health, countering human
trafficking and promoting human rights, assisting the victims
of conflict and disaster worldwide, and contributing to
global economic development;
Whereas the alliance is a testament to the ability of great
nations to overcome the past and jointly work to create a
more secure and prosperous future;
Whereas our two countries, coming from different cultural
backgrounds, have created an active and dynamic relationship
beneficial to both peoples; and
Whereas cultural and people-to-people ties between the
United States and Japan are long-standing and deep, as
exemplified by the 1912 gift from the People of Japan to the
People of the United States of the beautiful cherry trees
that grace our Nation's capital, signifying the unbreakable
bond between the two nations: Now, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) reaffirms the endorsement of long-standing United
States policy to pursue close and cooperative ties with Japan
in the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-409), signed into law on December 31, 2018, and the vital
role of the United States-Japan alliance in promoting peace,
stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and
beyond;
(2) underscores the importance of the close people-to-
people and cultural ties between our two nations;
(3) calls for the strengthening and broadening of
diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the United
States and Japan; and
(4) further calls for the continued cooperation between the
Governments of the United States and Japan in addressing
global challenges that threaten the security of people
everywhere in the new Reiwa era of ``beautiful harmony''.
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