HC Deb 24 November 1992 vol 214 c585W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contact the Government have had with Nigeria concerning peacekeeping forces in Liberia; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

We maintain regular contact with the Nigerian Government and support the efforts of the states of the Economic Community for West African States—ECOWAS—including Nigeria, to bring about a negotiated settlement in Liberia.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what investigations have been made of the use of British manufactured arms by any party to the Liberian conflict.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

We abide by the mandatory embargo on the supply of arms to all parties in Liberia except the ECOWAS ceasefire monitoring group—ECOMOG—imposed by the United Nations Security Council in its resolution 788 of 19 November 1992.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance or logistical support is being given by the United Kingdom Government to the West African peacekeeping force in Liberia.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

None.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made at the European Council regarding the situation in Liberia.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

None.

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