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EU-Latin America Summit

Volume 701: debated on Wednesday 7 May 2008

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Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why the Prime Minister will not attend the fifth European Union-Latin America summit in Lima in May when the Heads of Government of France, Germany and Spain have announced that they will attend. [HL3246]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Lord Malloch-Brown)

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister is unfortunately unable to attend the EU-Latin America summit on 16 May due to pressing diary commitments. The UK has been at the forefront of efforts towards an ambitious and action-oriented summit, and continues to work hard to secure progress on its two themes: poverty reduction and climate change.