HC Deb 01 July 1986 vol 100 c468W
Mr. John Fraser

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress was made in the elimination of chemical weapons as a result of a recent visit of Mr. Israelyan to the United Kingdom from the Soviet Union.

Mrs. Chalker

In a detailed exchange of views with Mr. Israelyan on June 18 my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton) made plain the need for new Soviet flexibility in the negotiations. We hope that the meeting will contribute to further progress in the CW negotiations.