HL Deb 11 January 2005 vol 668 c29WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What reports they have received of arms shipments to the rebels in Côte d'Ivoire. [HL542]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Since the imposition of a United Nations arms embargo on 15 November 2004, Ivorian newspapers have reported arms shipments to the Forces Nouvelles. We have not received any corroboration of these allegations.