Full Text of SR0438 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Azerbaijan is one of the prominent nations in the | 3 | | Muslim world that promotes and maintains a pro-American stance | 4 | | in foreign relations; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Azerbaijani government and its people have | 6 | | shunned extremism and state-sponsored religion in favor of a | 7 | | secular state with equal rights for all citizens, regardless of | 8 | | race, ethnicity, gender, or religious affiliation; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Azerbaijan is a major supplier of energy resources | 10 | | to some of the United States' most vulnerable allies, | 11 | | particularly in Eastern Europe; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, More than 100 U.S. businesses have an established | 13 | | presence in Azerbaijan, including prominent, successful | 14 | | corporations such as ExxonMobil, Ernst and Young, and | 15 | | Coca-Cola; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Azerbaijan has been a loyal supporter of the | 17 | | United States' "War on Terror", providing troops and logistical | 18 | | support for NATO operations in Afghanistan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The appointment of Azerbaijan to a seat on the | 20 | | United Nations Security Council for the next 2 years places |
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| 1 | | them alongside the United States as a leader in the | 2 | | international community; having a country like Azerbaijan, | 3 | | which shares American values, and with whom the United States | 4 | | maintains close and productive ties, on the United Nations | 5 | | Security Council significantly strengthens American and | 6 | | Azerbaijani interests throughout the world and further fosters | 7 | | greater trust and cooperation amongst American and Azerbaijani | 8 | | citizens; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently has limited | 10 | | relations with the nation of Azerbaijan; the expansion of | 11 | | existing relations and the creation of new relationships with | 12 | | the Azerbaijani government and its people are of great | 13 | | importance to both the people of Azerbaijan and the citizens of | 14 | | this State; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the President | 17 | | of the United States and the United States Congress to continue | 18 | | to strengthen ties with the nation of Azerbaijan; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we affirm our belief that stronger relations | 21 | | should be created between Azerbaijan and the State of Illinois | 22 | | and urge the public officials and citizens of this State to | 23 | | take appropriate steps to foster warm relations with the nation |
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| 1 | | of Azerbaijan; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | delivered to the President of the United States, the Speaker | 4 | | and Minority Leader of the United States House of | 5 | | Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the | 6 | | United States Senate, and the Ambassador from the Republic of | 7 | | Azerbaijan to the United States of America.
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