To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the (a) nature, (b) length, (c)location, (d) means and (e) time of his communication with Hashim Thaqi of the Kosovo Liberation Army urging restraint. [81653]

In a letter addressed to Mr. Thaqi, jointly signed by the French Foreign Minister and my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on the adjournment of the talks on Kosovo at the Kleber Centre in Paris on 19 March, they emphasised the importance of the Kosovo Albanian side avoiding provocations and respecting the commitment they had made to a peaceful solution. The letter was delivered to the Kosovo Albanian delegation in Paris on 19 March. We believe that Mr. Thaqi has indeed shown commendable restraint, despite the worsening situation in Kosovo.