Israel (Hansard, 29 November 1989)

§ 79. Mr. Janner
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement concering British relations with Israel.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
Relations with Israel are good.

§ Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions when(a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department visited Israel during 1989; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
I visited Israel in March. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office pay regular visits to Israel.

§ Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions when(a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department met officials from the embassy of Israel during 1989; what was discussed; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
Ministers and officials have frequent contacts with the Israeli ambassador and his staff to discuss issues of mutual interest.

§ Mr. Dykes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the prospects for realistic peace negotiations developing from current international efforts to bring representatives of the Palestinian people and the Israeli Government to direct talks.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
We fully support efforts to convene talks in Cairo between the Israeli Government and the Palestinians, from inside and outside the occupied territories, to carry forward Mr. Shamir's elections proposal.