§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what matters he proposes to raise at the next meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
§ Mr. SainsburyMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the opening session of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly between 25 and 29 September. This provided him with an opportunity to deliver a statement to the General Assembly, have formal meetings with the Secretary-General, Senor Perez de Cuellar and the newly elected President of the General Assembly, Mr. Garba, and to attend a lunch hosted by the Secretary-General for the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
My right hon. Friend also undertook bilateral discussions with the President of Colombia, President Barco and the Foreign Ministers of the following countries:
- USA (Mr. Baker)
- USSR (Mr. Shevardnadze)
- China (Mr. Qian)
- Japan (Mr. Nakayama)
- Hungary (Dr. Horn)
- Israel (Mr. Arens)
- Poland (Professor Skubiszewski)
- Pakistan (Mr. Yaqub Khan).
My right hon. Friend does not expect to attend the General Assembly again this session. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister intends to address the General Assembly on 8 November on environmental issues.