§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to prevent the Khmer Rouge from returning to power in Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA comprehensive political settlement that enables the Cambodian people to choose their own government free from the fear of Khmer Rouge atrocities, civil war and invasion is the best way to bring durable peace to Cambodia and prevent the Khmer Rouge from returning to power. That is the purpose of the document drawn up in November 1990 by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the co-chairmen of the Paris conference on Cambodia and the United Nations Secretary General's representative. As one of the permanent five, the United Kingdom will continue to work for the acceptance and implementation of this document.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs further to his reply of 12 November 1990,Official Report, columns 54–55, what information he has on the number of tanks the Khmer Rouge possess, and who supplied them; and what efforts he is taking as a member of the United Nations Security Council to restrain Khmer Rouge military aggression in Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe understand that the Khmer Rouge has acquired a number of tanks of Chinese origin.
As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Britain is playing an active role in diplomatic efforts to resolve the Cambodian conflict. Acceptance by all Cambodian parties of the draft comprehensive settlement document agreed in Paris on 23 to 26 November by the permanent five, the co-chairmen of the Paris conference and the United Nations Secretary-General's representative would be the best way to bring the fighting to an end. The Five have repeatedly called on all parties to stop fighting and co-operate to the full in helping to implement the settlement document.