HL Deb 08 December 1999 vol 607 cc91-2WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether normal mail services to and from Serbia have been restored; and, if not, whether they will use their best endeavours to achieve this end. [HL70]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Royal Mail resumed normal surface and airmail services with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) on 2 August.

Recorded, Registered and Swiftair services remain suspended for the present. But Royal Mail intend to resume these services also, once they are confident that the internal postal system in the FRY is able to handle such items securely and swiftly.

Parcelforce Worldwide hope to resume services shortly.

Mail from Serbia and Montenegro is a matter for the Serbian authorities. However, with UNMIK (UN Mission in Kosovo) assistance, postal services within Kosovo resumed on 1 August.