§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what priority will be accorded to human rights issues in the agenda for the ASEM II Conference to be held in London in April; and if he will make a statement. [34476]
§ Mr. FatchettWe look forward to a wide-ranging, informal and productive political discussion at ASEM 2 and expect to touch on human rights. Leaders at the first ASEM 2 made clear that political dialogue, including consideration of fundamental rights, was one of the key dimensions of ASEM. The successful seminar on Human Rights and the Rule of Law held in Lund, Sweden on 11–13 December 1997 encourages us to pursue this dialogue.