HC Deb 31 March 1999 vol 328 cc694-5W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries within the former Soviet Union are eligible in principle to be admitted to the Council of Europe by virtue of their geographical position. [79199]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Countries within the former Soviet Union eligible in principle to be admitted to the Council of Europe are:

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus, and
  • Georgia.

Sir John Stanley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries formerly within the Soviet Union have applied for admission to the Council of Europe. [79198]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Countries formerly within the Soviet Union which applied for membership of the Council of Europe and which are now members are: Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Countries formerly within the Soviet Union which have applied but have yet to become members of the Council of Europe are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Georgia. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are also now members of the Council of Europe.

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