§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries that have recently announced their intention to accede to the non-proliferation treaty.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggArgentina and Algeria have recently announced their intention to accede to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. We have also welcomed the affirmations by the Ukrainian President of Ukraine's intention to accede to the treaty, and we shall continue to urge her to do so at the earliest possible date.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest situation in respect of accession to the non-proliferation treaty by the states of the former Soviet Union; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThose republics of the former Soviet Union which have yet to accede to the non-proliferation treaty are Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.