§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the current situation in Sierra Leone. [85551]
§ Mr. Tony LloydWe welcome the recent signing of a ceasefire agreement. We hope that the current negotiations in Lome between the Government of Sierra Leone and the rebels will lead to a sustainable peace. We support President Kabbah's commitment to dialogue, and look to all rebel factions to commit themselves to the peace process, and end the violence and atrocities that have beset the people of Sierra Leone for so long.