§ 30. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what criteria were followed by him when he decided to set up the East Europe Centre.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Centre was established in order to promote closer understanding between the peoples of this country and Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Rumania. It reflects the importance which Her Majesty's Government attach to the development of relations with the countries of Eastern Europe.