HL Deb 21 October 1991 vol 531 c121WA
Lord Gainford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the state of their relations with the seven new members of the United Nations.

The Earl of Caithness

We warmly welcome the entry 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 to the United Nations. 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 Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia shortly. Our support for the admission 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.