HC Deb 20 May 1991 vol 191 c376W
42. Mr. Andrew Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with EC counterparts on technical aid to the Baltic states.

Mrs. Chalker

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary last discussed technical asistance to the Soviet Union, including the Baltic states, at the Foreign Affairs Council on 4 March. The European Commission continues its exploratory contacts with the Soviet authorities. The Baltic states are eligible for assistance under the know-how fund for the Soviet Union.