Irish Foreign Minister

28.

Mr. Duffy
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will next meet the Irish Foreign Minister; and what matters he proposes to discuss.

Mr. Brooke
I expect to meet the Irish Foreign Minister at an Intergovernmental Conference in the next few weeks and that we shall discuss a range of matters including the political situation in Northern Ireland, security cooperation and cross-border economic and social co-operation.