§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contact relating to the most recent visit to Britain of Senator Pinochet his Department had with(a) the Chilean Military Attaché and (b) others in the Chilean Embassy; and what was the nature and outcome of such discussions. [67281]
§ Mr. George RobertsonI am not aware of any formal contact between the Ministry of Defence and the Chilean Embassy about the arrangements for Senator Pinochet' s visit to the UK in October last year. Discussions about the UK's defence relations with Chile have continued with the Chilean Military Attaché and others in the Chilean Embassy since Senator Pinochet's arrest. Inevitably, issues arising from Senator Pinochet's arrest have been mentioned from time to time in the margins of these discussions.