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Ec (Foreign Policy)

Volume 81: debated on Wednesday 26 June 1985

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49.

Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those foreign policy areas in which the European Economic Community has adopted a common stand since 1983.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

Ministers of the Ten meeting in political co-operation have issued statements on the following topics since the end of 1983.

  • 1. East/West relations (arms control and Soviet/Western dialogue).
  • 2. The Arab/Israel conflict and the situation in Lebanon.
  • 3. The Iran/Iraq conflict.
  • 4. Central America and the Contadora process.
  • 5. Terrorism and the abuse of diplomatic immunity.
  • 6. South Africa (on the policy of apartheid).
  • 7. Progress at the conference on disarmament in Europe.
  • 8. The conference on security and co-operation in Europe and implementation of the Helsinki final act.
  • 9. The political situation in Chile.
  • 10. The political situation in Poland.
  • 11. The situation in Afghanistan.
  • 12. The political situation in Cyprus.
  • 13. Mozambique and the Nkomati accord.
  • 14. Military disengagement in southern Angola.
  • 15. The situation in Namibia.
  • 16. The political and economic situation in the Sudan.
  • 17. Human rights abuses.
  • 18. The agreement on the future of Hong Kong.
  • 19. The "London Guidelines' for trade in nuclear materials, equipment and technology.
  • 20. Controls on the export of chemical weapons.
  • 21. The implementation of reform in UNESCO.
    • Copies of the statements were placed in the Library of the House when they were issued.