§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with the seven new members of the United Nations.
Mr. Lennnox-BoydI warmly welcome the entry to the United Nations of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
We have long had diplomatic relations with the Republic of Korea and now have diplomatic relations with each of the Baltic states. We hope to establish diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia shortly. Our support for the admisson of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations has meant that we also now recognise the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a state, but have no plans to establish diplomatic relations.