§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last visited each of the states currently engaged in accession negotiations with the EU. [129781]
§ Mr. VazMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary last visited the following countries currently engaged in accession negotiations on the dates shown:
Country Date Bulgaria 19–20 October 1998 Czech Republic 27–28 November 1997 Estonia 26 July 1999 Hungary 26 November 1997 Poland 28 November 1997 Romania 21–22 October 1998 Slovakia 6 March 2000 Slovenia 23 November 1998 My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary also visited Turkey, which is a candidate for EU membership, on 18–19 November 1999. He plans to visit Hungary on 25 July and the Czech Republic on 26 July. Of the other countries in negotiation for EU membership, I myself have just returned from a visit to Malta on 5–6 July and plan to visit Latvia and Lithuania in the autumn. I have also visited Hungary on 18–19 October and Poland on 19–20 October last year.