HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc315-6W
Mr. Neil Hamilton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will support proposals to the United Nations Security Council for an arms embargo jointly on Iran and Iraq.

Mr. Mellor

We remain committed to the twin-track approach agreed by the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council on 25 September 1987. The Secretary-General has our full support as he continues his efforts to obtain compliance with Security Council resolution 598. In the meantime we have begun work with other members of the Security Council on the terms of an arms embargo. It is the responsibility of the Security Council as a whole to determine non-compliance.

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