HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 c390W
54. Mr. Sainsbury

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made at the conference for security and co-operation in Europe review conference in Madrid since the resumption of talks in November.

Mr. Hurd

The Western participants in the conference have tabled and explained their case for a package of proposals which we would wish to see incorporated in any concluding document. A difficult period of negotiation lies ahead, but we continue to hope that it will be possible to reach a positive conclusion.