Sec. 515. POLICY TOWARD THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND BURMA

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## SEC. 515 POLICY TOWARD THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND BURMA It is the sense of the Congress that— ####

(1)the creation of a new Cambodian government through United Nations sponsored elections offers a unique opportunity for the revival of the Cambodian nation, an opportunity which the United States should help realize; ####

(2)the President should enunciate a clear policy toward Burma and, in so doing, be guided by the approach in Senate Resolution 112;70 70Senate Resolution 112, agreed to in the Senate May 27, 1993, provided the following: ``resolution ``Urging sanctions to be imposed against the Burmese government, and for other purposes. ``Whereas the military junta in Burma known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council (in this preamble referred to as the “SLORC”) brutally suppressed peaceful democratic demonstrations in September 1988; ``Whereas the Senate of the United States has repeatedly condemned and continues its condemnation of the SLORC; ``Whereas the SLORC does not represent the people of Burma, since the people of Burma gave the National League for Democracy a clear victory in the election of May 27, 1990; ``Whereas the SLORC has held Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a leader of the National League for Democracy and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991, under house arrest since July 1989; ``Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Commission unanimously adopted on March 5, 1993, a resolution deploring the human rights situation in Burma and the continued arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; and ``Whereas on March 12, 1992, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate unanimously stated that

(1)the SLORC does not represent the Burmese people and should transfer power to the winners of the 1990 elections,

(2)United States military attaché should be withdrawn from Burma, and

(3)the United States should oppose United Nations Development Program funding for Burma: *Now, therefore, be it* ``Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President, the Secretary of State, and other United States Government representatives should— ``(1) seek the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from arrest and the transfer of power to the winners of the 1990 elections in Burma; and ``(2) encourage the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of an arms embargo and other sanctions against the regime of the State Law and Order Restoration Council in Burma. ``Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and the Secretary of State.''. ####

(3)the government and people of Thailand are to be commended for Thailand's return to civilian, democratic rule, and for its contribution to the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords on Cambodia; ####

(4)the President of the United States should convey to Thailand United States concern over the continued support for the Khmer Rouge by elements of the Thai military and to urge the Thai Government to intensify its efforts to terminate that support, in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords; ####

(5)the Government of Thailand should continue to allow the democratic leaders of Burma to operate freely within Thailand and to grant them free passage to allow them to present their case at the United Nations and other international gatherings; ####

(6)the President of the United States should urge the Government of Thailand to prosecute, with the full force of law, those responsible for the trafficking, forced labor, and physical and sexual abuse of women and children in Thailand, and to protect the civil and human rights of Burmese women in Thailand and prevent their further victimization; and ####

(7)the United States should work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Government of Thailand, and other relevant parties to ensure that the rights of asylum seekers in Thailand, and in particular the Hmong people from Laos, are fully respected and that force is not used in any repatriations.