HC Deb 19 February 1985 vol 73 c440W
Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the 34th session of the mutual and balanced force reduction talks in Vienna; and what is the latest position in these negotiations.

Mr. Luce

There is no significant progress to report from the 34th round of the mutual and balanced force reductions talks in Vienna. Unfortunately the East continues to reject all Western efforts to resolve differences between the sides over the existing level of Eastern forces. We shall of course study carefully the East's 14 February proposal. But at first sight it seems to amount to little more than a repackaging of part of its 1983 proposals.