HC Deb 26 October 1990 vol 178 c336W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to propose closer and improved economic and cultural co-operation with Latin American democratic countries at the next meeting of the European Council in Rome.

Mr. Garel-Jones

We support closer ties between the European Community and Latin America. I have written to the Italian Foreign Minister proposing ways to strengthen the relationship through increased trade liberalisation in the context of the GATT round. A meeting between Foreign Ministers of the Community and Latin America countries on 20 December will provide a further opportunity to discuss improved co-operation.