§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support the Government of Thailand in their efforts to make peace with the Cambodian Government and to remove Khmer Rouge bases from Thai soil; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe support all constructive efforts to achieve peace in Cambodia. Thailand has played a helpful part in recent efforts to establish a functioning Supreme National Council and remains a key regional player in the search for a comprehensive settlement of the Cambodian conflict.
§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the United Kingdom will now deal with the Government of Hun Sen as the legitimate Government of Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn my reply to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Mrs. Clwyd), of 17 December, I reaffirmed our willingness to talk to representatives of the Hun Sen regime to urge them to co-operate in restoring peace to Cambodia on the basis of the five's framework. Accordingly, on 22 December the head of the south-east Asian Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office met a Cambodian Vice-Minister, Mr. Uch Kiman, in Paris. This meeting did not constitute formal dealings with the Hun Sen regime as the legitimate Government of Cambodia.