§ 128. Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make it his policy that the United Kingdom should not attend any human rights conference in Moscow until there is a substantial improvement in Soviet performance in protecting human rights; and if he will make a statement about recent developments in this area.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAs we made clear in January, we shall attend the CSCE human rights conference in Moscow in 1991 only if progress made on human rights in the Soviet Union in recent years is sustained. While there have been undoubted improvements, significant problems remain—in particular the plight of many long-term refuseniks who are still not allowed to emigrate.