§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on recent co-operation with Nicaragua in relation to United Kingdom assistance to Colombia following the recent disaster.
§ Mr. EggarNicaragua, like other countries in the region, co-operated promptly in providing landing and refuelling facilities for two Puma helicopters from Belize that transited through Nicaragua on their way to Colombia to provide assistance in the recent disaster. The short delay in obtaining Nicaraguan authorisation was due to communications difficulties associated with a revision of the helicopters' flight plan.