§ Mr. SimsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to assist United Kingdom exporters whose consignments have been blocked by the Greek authorities en route to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
§ Mr. NeedhamMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has made our concerns known to the Greek Government. We and other European partners are working to encourage the Greeks to lift the block on goods being transported to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia via the port of Salonika. We regard the blockade as illegal. Our embassy in Athens successfully assisted a British company soon after the imposition of the blockade. Since then no British companies have made representations to the Department or to the embassy.