HL Deb 10 March 1997 vol 579 cc4-5WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the US Secretary of State Albright has been negotiating with the Russian Government on the "mandate agreed by the Alliance as a whole" or whether she is introducing proposals that have not been discussed and agreed (such as perhaps the Joint Brigade and the New Council).

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

I refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave to his Question on 5 March (vol. 578, col.WA 132).

Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the "mandate agreed by the Alliance as a whole" (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, H.L. Deb., 10 February, WA2) on which the Secretary General of NATO is negotiating with the Russian Government.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

It is the authority invested in the NATO Secretary-General by the governments of the NATO allies to explore with Russia, within agreed parameters, the possibility of an agreement to deepen and widen the scope of the relationship between NATO and Russia and provide a framework for its future development.