§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will be issuing a statement on the outcome of the Paris meeting on Cambodia on 15 and 16 January; and when the report of the British mission to Cambodia in 1989 will be published.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe informal discussions in Paris on 15–16 January were between the Asia directors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. They agreed a set of principles to guide them in working for a resolution of the Cambodia problem, including an enhanced role for the United Nations. This has been made public, and I am arranging for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House.
There are no plans to publish a written report on the visit to Cambodia by two British officials in December. The Overseas Development Administration briefed leading NGOs on 5 January, and will make available information of specific programme/project opportunities.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whom the Minister of State is meeting during his visit to the refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodian border; which camps he is visiting; whether he is meeting representatives of British non-governmental organisations in private; and if he will be making a statement on this visit.
§ Mr. WaldegraveDuring his visit to Thailand, my noble Friend the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited site 2, near Aranyaprathet, on 20 January. He was briefed by the displaced persons protection unit and the United Nations Border Relief Operation, toured the encampment and handed over a donation of British humanitarian assistance. He visited projects run by Christian Outreach and Concern, and met representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. In the evening, he gave a private dinner for representatives of British NGOs and the British staff of other organisations.