Bulgaria/Romania

Keith Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what occasions Ministers from her Department have visited (a) Bulgaria and (b) Romania in the last 12 months.

Mr. Hoon
The then Minister for Europe, my right hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, South (Mr Alexander), visited Bulgaria and Romania on 5-6 February and visited Bulgaria again from 27-28 April to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs also visited both countries on 8-10 May. I hope to visit later this year.