§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking in relation to the economic blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe European Community made representations to the Turkish Government on 29 January, asking Turkey to allow the transit of fuel supplies to Armenia from third countries and to fulfil earlier commitments to provide electricity to Armenia. Also on 29 January the president of the United Nations Security Council issued a statement expressing concern at the situation in Armenia and urging all countries in a position to help to facilitiate the provision of fuel and humanitarian assistance to Armenia. The British Government associate themselves with these calls and have taken the same line in their bilateral dealings with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on the continued economic blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe President of Armenia has written to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, and62W several Armenian Ministers have written to their British counterparts, about the dire effects the Azerbaijani economic blockade has had on Armenia. We have in recent months made nearly £700,000 available for relief work in Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The European Community has made a 38 million ecu loan for food and medicines available to Armenia and is considering further emergency humanitarian aid.