§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EC counterparts on the reimposition of restrictive measures against Indonesia following the repetition of violence in East Timor. [133428]
§ Mr. BattleI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Dr. Tonge), on 26 July 2000,Official Report, columns 641–42W. We deplore the death of Private Manning of the New Zealand Army on 24 July during an incursion by rogue militia. This is the first peacekeeper to be killed in combat in the territory since August 1999. Efforts are currently under way in the UN to put pressure on Indonesia to ensure full implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Tactical Co-ordination in the Border Area signed on 11 April this year.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for a unilateral arms embargo on Indonesia. [133431]
§ Mr. BattleI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 26 July 2000,Official Report, columns 461–62W.