World Political Situation

Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on regional security in (a) Asia, (b) the Americas, (c) Africa, (d) Europe and (e) the Middle East.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has regular discussions with his international counterparts on regional security issues, most recently during the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Trieste on 25-26 June 2009 and the informal meeting of Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Foreign Ministers in Corfu on 27-28 June 2009.