§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the dates when the Government of the United Kingdom recognised the independence of new states which were parts of the former state of Yugoslavia, (b) what conditions were imposed on their recognition, (c) whether the conditions were imposed in concert with the then other members of the European Community and (d) the dates of such decisions taken by the Council of Ministers. [81434]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe Republics of Croatia and Slovenia were both recognised by the UK, as part of a concerted European Community move, on 15 January 1992.
The Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina was recognised by all European Community states on 7 April 1992.
The Republic of Macedonia was recognised by the United Kingdom on 8 April 1993 when it was admitted to the United Nations.
The UK recognised the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in line with EU partners on 9 April 1996 following the change in regional circumstances post-Dayton.
Recognition followed advice given by the Badinter Arbitration Commission to the European Community Peace Conference on whether the Republics applying for recognition as independent states met all the conditions set in the European Community Declaration of 16 December 1991.