HCONRES 36
106th Congress
House
International Affairs
Boundary disputes
Dispute settlement
Europe
Greece
International courts
International law
Islands
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Middle East and North Africa
Netherlands
Sovereignty
Turkey
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.
Introduced: February 23, 1999
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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To President
Became law
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E266)
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the islets of Imia in the Aegean Sea are sovereign territory of Greece under international law; and (2) Turkey should agree to bring the dispute with Greece over sovereignty over the islets before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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