§ 22. Mr. KnapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further practical measures have been agreed with the countries of Latin America to combat the international drug trade.
§ Mr. EggarI discussed measures to combat the international drugs trade with the Foreign Ministers of Colombia and Peru during their visits to the United Kingdom in April, and during my recent visit to Mexico. These measures include continued United Kingdom bilateral and multilateral assistance, and the negotiation of bilateral agreements to trace, freeze and confiscate the assets of drugs traffickers.
§ 37. Mr. IrvineTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further progress is being made in the international fight against the drugs trade.
§ Mr. EggarWe have bilateral agreements or arrangements with six countries for tracing, freezing and confiscating traffickers' assets. We are negotiating similar agreements with about 20 countries and have approached some 20 others. Next week, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary will host a meeting of Pompidou group Ministers to discuss, inter alia, asset confiscation and measures against cocaine.
§ 23. Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on moves towards Palestinian self-determination.
§ 43. Mr. LathamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the peace in the middle east.
§ 65. Mr. Robert B. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the peace process in the middle east.
§ 87. Sir Dennis WaltersTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards a middle east peace settlement.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveWe continue to believe that a settlement of the Arab/Israel dispute must be based on Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 and that an international conference, at the right time, will be necessary. We look forward to discussing with Mr. Shamir how his proposal for elections in the occupied territories can contribute to this process when he visits the United Kingdom later this month.
§ 85. Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to hold urgent talks with the United States Government and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in preparation for an international conference on the middle east.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe remain in close touch with the two Governments and with others concerned about the prospects for peace in the middle east. My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State discussed these with both Mr. Shevardnadze and Secretary Baker last month.
§ 75. Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Israeli Government concerning President Arafat's peace initiative.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe are in close touch with the Israeli authorities and look forward to further discussion of all aspects of the peace process with Mr. Shamir later this month.
§ 78. Mr. Ernie RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent killings on the West Bank and Gaza on the peace process in the middle east.
§ Mr. WaldegraveViolence, from whatever quarter, can make the search for peace in the middle east only more difficult. The Israeli authorities are well aware of our concern at their use of excessive force in the occupied territories.