22 U.S.C. § 7816 — Establishment of regional framework

The Congress finds that human rights initiatives can be undertaken on a multilateral basis, such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which established a regional framework for discussing human rights, scientific and educational cooperation, and economic and trade issues.

It is the sense of Congress that the United Sates 1 should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue with North Korea^* that is modeled on the Helsinki process, engaging all countries in the region in a common commitment to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.