CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—NOV. 15, 1983 97 STAT. 1531 (2) reaffirms the lasting friendship and solidarity between the people of the United States and the people of Korea; and (3) condemns this outrageous terrorist act and calls upon the international community to redouble its efforts to combat ter- rorism and to isolate, censure, and punish the perpetrators of such acts. Agreed to November 10, 1983. KAMPUCHEA INVASION—U.S. SUPPORT OF Nov. is, 1983 ASEAN TO ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL SOLUTION [H. con. Res. i76] Whereas the Vietnamese invasion and occupation of Kampuchea represent blatant aggression by a stronger nation against a weaker one in violation of the United Nations Charter, which Vietnam has pledged to uphold; Whereas every United Nations General Assembly since 1979 and the International Conference on Kampuchea have called for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Kampuchea and free elections under international supervision; Whereas this invasion and occupation have resulted in widespread suffering for the Khmer people and the denial of Khmer self- determination; Whereas the presence of one hundred and fifty thousand to one hundred and seventy thousand Vietnamese troops in Kampuchea continues to threaten the security of neighboring countries and the peace and stability in Southeast Asia; Whereas the free nations of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been the leading force in efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the problem of Kampuchea based on the resolutions of the United Nations and the International Confer- ence on Kampuchea; and Whereas the existence of non-Communist forces led by respected Khmer nationalists Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Son Sann enhances the prospects for such a peaceful solution: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue to— (1) give full support to efforts by the members of the Associ- ation of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to secure a political resolution of the Kampuchean problem which would ensure the withdrawal of all foreign forces and the restoration of Khmer self-determination through free elections under international supervision; (2) urge other nations, both individually and collectively, to support such ASEAN efforts in the United Nations and other international bodies; (3) urge other nations to cooperate with ASEAN in maintain- ing economic and diplomatic pressure on Vietnam until it accepts the need for a peaceful settlement in Kampuchea based on the relevant United Nations resolutions;
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