HC Deb 06 February 1998 vol 305 c842W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of the Ukraine on its policy of carrying out executions. [27632]

Mr. Doug Henderson

My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development raised the question of the death penalty in Ukraine during a meeting in Kiev in November 1997 with the Ukrainian Minister of Justice. The British Embassy in Kiev regularly makes known our concern about the issue to the Ukrainian authorities.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of the Ukraine on the matter of human rights. [27491]

Mr. Doug Henderson

Human rights issues were discussed with Ukraine at ministerial level during the meeting of my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development with the Ukrainian Minister of Justice in Kiev in November 1997. The British Embassy in Kiev maintains a close interest in human rights issues.

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