HC Deb 24 July 1985 vol 83 c590W
61. Mr. Bright

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the likely results of the planned meeting in Geneva between President Reagan and Mr. Gorbachev.

66. Mr. Dickens

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the prospects for East-West relations in the light of the forthcoming meeting between President Reagan and Mr. Gorbachev.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

We welcome the prospect of a meeting between President Reagan and Mr. Gorbachev. Contact at the highest level can make a valuable contribution to the process of creating better understanding and greater confidence between East and West, and Ito generating a better political atmosphere for arms control negotiations, in Geneva and elsewhere.