Common Foreign and Security Policy (Hansard, 7 April 1998)

HC Deb 07 April 1998 vol 310 c199W 199W

§ 24 Mr. Blunt
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what goals remain to be attained in the area of the EU CFSP under the British presidency. [36557]

§ Mr. Doug Henderson
Making the Common Foreign and Security Policy more effective and operational remains a key Presidency objective. Under our Presidency lead, the EU has responded rapidly to crises, including in Algeria and Kosovo; has agreed balanced policies on China and Iran; and raised the EU' s profile and input into the Middle East Peace Process. Important outstanding goals include agreement to an EU Code of Conduct on arms exports.