§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the visit of the Minister of State to the disarmament conference in Geneva.
§ Mr. RifkindDuring his visit to Geneva from 9 to 11 March my right hon. Friend addressed the committee on disarmament, where he put forward a new British initiative designed to help the negotiations on a convention to ban chemical weapons. He also met the heads of the United States delegations to the INF and START talks, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the president of the International Red Cross.