HC Deb 21 January 1986 vol 90 c145W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to Chile following General Pinochet's refusal to accept the terms of the national accord on the return to full democracy.

Mr. Eggar

As I told the House on 20 November. at column 256, we support the national agreement for the transition to full democracy as a basis for the orderly restoration of democracy in Chile.

Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to Chile and what action he intends to take following the recently published report by the Chilean Human Rights Commission, detailing the number of political arrests and deaths which have occurred in 1985.

Mr. Eggar

The 1985 report of the Chilean Human Rights Commission will not be published until early February. We shall carefully study this and other forthcoming reports on human rights in Chile, notably that of the United Nations special rapporteur which will he presented at the UN Commission on Human Rights meeting starting on 3 February.

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