§ 25. Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent contacts he has had with the Contadora group of countries: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon and learned Friend last held discussions with the Contadora group at the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Community, central America and the Contadora countries in Luxembourg, last November.
In April the Dutch Foreign Minister, Mr. Van den Broek, in his capacity as President in Office of the Council of Ministers of the European Community, had informal discussions with the participants in the Contadora meeting in Panama following which the Twelve publicly urged the central American states to continue negotiating a comprehensive and verifiable Contadora agreement.