§ 56. Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the European Community, African, Caribbean and Pacific ministerial negotiating meeting on Lomé IV in Brazzaville.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe meeting, which I attended, identified the main areas of agreement and disagreement and set a framework for the next stage of the negotiations.
§ 61. Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations for a successor to the third Lomé convention.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe ministerial negotiating meeting on a successor to Lomé III in Brazzaville on 16 and 17 February identified the main areas of agreement and disagreement and set a framework for the next stage in the negotiations.