HC Deb 16 March 1984 vol 56 c287W
Mr. Terlezki

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals Her Majesty's Government have received from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics about the resumption of the mutual and balanced force reduction talks in Vienna.

Mr. Luce

In the mutual and balanced force reduction talks, NATO and the Warsaw Pact negotiate as alliances. Following the refusal of the East in December 1983 to accept the West's proposal to begin the next round in January, both sides have now agreed through normal diplomatic channels to resume the talks on 16 March.