§ Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he plans to have talks with other European Community Foreign Ministers over the future of Kampuchea.
§ Mr. LuceMy right hon. and learned Friend has no present plans to do so. Developments in south east Asia, including Cambodia, are regularly discussed within the European Community in the framework of political co-operation.
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§ Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what criteria Her Majesty's Government have supported the Democratic Kampuchean Coalition as the United Nations representative of Kampuchea.
§ Mr. LuceAt last year's General Assembly of the United Nations, the credentials committee, which examines the credentials of all representatives at the General Assembly, recommended acceptance of the credentials of the delegation of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea. We supported the committee's recommendations, which are made on the basis of technical considerations. In our view the maintenance of the existing representation of Cambodia at the United Nations is in line with our overall objective, which we share with the ASEAN countries and the majority of United Nations members, of bringing about the implementation of the recommendations of the International Conference of Kampuchea-Cambodia. These call for the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces, the establishment of a neutral and independent state and the holding of free elections