§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ministerial visits were made by United Kingdom Ministers to(a) Kazakhstan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Turkmenistan, (d) Tadjikistan and (e) Kyrgyzstan in each of the last three years. [R] [126428]
§ Mr. VazThe following Ministers have visited the countries of Central Asia in the last three years
Foreign Office Minister of State, Doug Henderson MP, visited Turkmenistan in May 1998;Doug Henderson's successor, Joyce Quin MP, visited Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in October 1998; andthe Minister for Construction (DETR), Nick Raynsford MP, visited Kazakhstan this month.More ministerial visits to the region are planned for the coming months.