Conventional Arms Reductions (Hansard, 10 May 1989)

§ 54. Mr. Paice
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations towards conventional arms reductions in Europe.

§ 55. Mr. McLoughlin
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress towards conventional arms reductions in Europe.

§ 60. Mr. David Nicholson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations towards conventional arms reductions in Europe.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
NATO/Warsaw pact negotiations on conventional armed forces in Europe (CFE) opened in Vienna on 9 March. The first round was encouraging. The atmosphere was serious and constructive with the Warsaw pact apparently willing to negotiate seriously and to find common ground. Much complex negotiation lies ahead. The second round began on 5 May.