§ 24. Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of the NATO partnership for peace initiative.
§ Mr. HanleyThe implementation of partnership for peace is going very well. To date, 21 states, including the Russian Federation, have signed; the partnership co-ordination cell has been established; the first individual partnership programme, with Poland, has been agreed, and others are under negotiation; and the first land and maritime exercises under the partnership are planned to take place this autumn.