Dr. Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the
Date Visitor EU Country (a) Visits made by presidents of other EU countries 1 September 1997 President Herzog Germany 25–27 September 1997 President Chirac France (b) Visits made by heads of government of other EU countries 4 January 1997 Chancellor Kohl Germany 28–29 September 1997 Prime Minister Prodi Italy 29–30 October 1997 Chancellor Klima Austria 30 October to 1 November 1997 Prime Minister Jospin France 30 November 1997 Chancellor Kohl Germany 10 November 1998 Prime Minister Lipponen Finland 16–17 November 1998 Chancellor Schroeder Germany 1 June 1999 Prime Minister Bondevik Norway 29 July 1999 Prime Minister Lipponen Finland (c) Visits made by other ministers of EU countries 7–9 September 1997 Foreign Minister Derycke Belgium 8–9 September 1997 Foreign Minister Vedrine France 21–24 September 1997 Defence Minister Von Sudow Sweden 30 October 1997 Interior Minister Napolitano Italy 30 October to 1 November 1997 Foreign Minister Vedrine France 17 November 1997 Foreign Minister Petersen Denmark 17 September 1998 Foreign Minister Schussel Austria 17 September 1998 Foreign Minister Kinkel Germany 10 February 1999 Foreign Minister Halonen Finland May 1999 Foreign Minister Papandreou Greece 30 November to 1 December 1999 Foreign Minister Papandreou Greece 20 January 2000 Foreign Minister Dini Italy The rest of this information is not held centrally and to provide a complete answer would incur disproportionate costs.