§ 1. Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)If he will make a statement on military action in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. [156926]
§ The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)The Government support Macedonia's right to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, including with proportionate and appropriate military action. We are giving a range of non-lethal military equipment to the Macedonian Government to assist them. We have a small number of troops based in Macedonia, providing logistics support for UK forces in Kosovo, and a defence adviser working with the Macedonian Ministry of Defence. 2 In Kosovo, UK troops are providing reinforcements to the Multi-National Brigade (East) region in an area that includes the Macedonian border.
§ Mr. DalyellIs the Macedonian Ministry of Defence, as opposed to the Macedonian Government, being co-operative?