§ Baroness Ewart-Biggsasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they will next meet with representatives of the Vietnamese Government and when they will next discuss Vietnam with our European partners and with the United States Government.
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the Earl of Caithness)Ministers have no immediate plans to meet representatives of the Vietnamese Government, although there are regular meetings at senior official level in both London and Hanoi. Ministers and officials regularly discuss Vietnam with their American and EC counterparts.