HC Deb 07 May 1986 vol 97 cc184-5W
58. Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the impact of Her Majesty's Government's involvement in the bombing of Libya on Anglo-Soviet relations.

Mr. Renton

The Soviet Union protested to Her Majesty Ambassador in Moscow about our support for the United States action against terrorist targets in Libya. He responded vigorously. Bilateral exchanges with the Soviet Union continue, including a recent successful visit by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy. We look to the Soviet Union to use its influence with Libya to restrain it from promoting terrorism.

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