HC Deb 18 May 1993 vol 225 c102W
Mr. Jack Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise at the next meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Western European Union the future of the union in the light of the application by Greece for membership.

Mr. Garel-Jones

The next WEU Council of Ministers in Rome on 19–20 May will discuss inter alia enlargement and the future role of the WEU. Enlargement, including Greek accession, Turkey, Iceland and Norway becoming associate members and Denmark and Ireland observers, will enable the WEU better to develop its role. Greece, as a future member state, and the future associates and observers will participate in the Rome ministerial meeting.

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