§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's current assessment of Syria's contacts with or involvement in international terrorism; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAt the time of our resumption of diplomatic relations with Syria in November 1990, we received credible assurances from the Syrian Government on their attitude towards international terrorism. We have no evidence that the Syrian Government have changed their attitude.
§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his reasons for proposing to the Foreign Affairs Council and the European Commission that the arms embargo on Syria should be lifted.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI did not make any such proposal. What I said was that should our EC partners decide that the EC arms embargo be lifted we would not, now that our relations with Syria have been restored, raise any objection.