§ Mr. Whitneyasked the Lord Privy Seal what was the outcome of the Council of Ministers (Development) meeting held in Luxembourg on 22 June.
§ Mr. Neil MartenThe Council reviewed the Community's preparations for further stages in the North-South dialogue, together with work in hand for the UN conference on new and renewable sources of energy and on the least-developed countries, to be held in August and September respectively, and endorsed a report on the dialogue for submission through the Foreign Affairs Council to the European Council.
The Council agreed guidelines for concluding investment promotion and protection arrangements between member States and developing countries and for encouraging non-discrimination in the treatment of such investments originating from different member States.
The Council agreed to pursue further work on the basis of Commission papers in relation to energy and to the role of women in development.