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SRES 241 100th Congress Senate International Affairs Democracy Government Operations and Politics Human rights Negotiations South Korea

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning support for the evolution to full democracy in the Republic of Korea.

Introduced: June 26, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 1987
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-0. Record Vote No: 165.
Jun 27, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-0. Record Vote No: 165.
Jun 27, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jun 26, 1987
Submitted in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Jun 26, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States supports the efforts of Koreans to establish fair and free elections and peacefully evolve to a full democratic government; (2) the necessary conditions for achievement of a genuine democracy in South Korea are flexibility and fairness and the renunciation of violence; (3) the necessary conditions for meaningful and free elections include specified internationally recognized human rights standards; (4) the United States recognizes President Chun Doo Hwan's commitment to initiate the first peaceful transition of executive power; (5) a peaceful transfer of power is endangered by inability to agree on timely democratic reforms; (6) the United States calls on all parties in South Korea to resume the search for a peaceful agreement on democratic reform; and (7) the President of the United States should facilitate negotiations among all parties to achieve democracy in South Korea.

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-0. Record Vote No: 165.