§ 64. Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will meet the Foreign Minister of Bulgaria to discuss ways in which the United Kingdom can assist in the establishment of democracy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has no firm plans to meet the Bulgarian Foreign Minister again. They met in Ottawa in February and had a useful discussion. I met Mr. Dimitrov in Sofia also in February and at the recent Council of Europe Ministers meeting in Lisbon. A group of Bulgarian politicians recently visited London under the auspices of the Great Britain-East Europe Centre and the IPU to study our democracy in action. We greatly welcome progress towards democracy in Bulgaria and hope the election to be held on 10 June will be completely free and fair.