§ 4. Mr. Neil Thorneasked the Lord Privy Seal when the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs expects next to meet President Mubarak of Egypt.
§ Mr. HurdMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has invited President Mubarak of Egypt to visit Britain on 6 and 7 February. My right hon. and noble Friend will be abroad at that time, but Foreign Office Ministers will take part in the talks.
§ Mr. ThorneWhen the meeting takes place, will my right hon. Friend persuade his right hon. and noble Friend that the only sensible course of action is through the Camp David accords in order to preserve the autonomy of the Palestinians?
§ Mr. HurdMy hon. Friend refers to preserving the autonomy. There is no autonomy at present. We have no desire to discourage the autonomy talks. Obviously, if we are discussing the future of the Palestinians, there will come a point when the Palestinians themselves have to be involved.