§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his most recent contact with the Malaysian Government; and if he will indicate progress on the establishment of the proposed joint commission to review matters of concern to the Malaysian Government in their relations with Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. RifkindMy right hon. Friend met the Malaysian Foreign Minister most recently in Belgrade earlier this month. They had a useful discussion ranging over a variety of matters of common interest and agreed to keep in close touch. As my right hon. Friend explained in his reply to my hon. Friend on 9 June, we have put informal proposals about a joint commission to the Malaysian Government and are still awaiting their response.