§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what joint operations or exercises have taken place outside the United Kingdom since 1 March 1999 between British forces and members of the armed forces of states that are not parties to the Ottawa Convention. [122033]
§ Mr. SpellarSince 1 March 1999, UK forces have participated in 10 joint operations and 13 joint exercises outside of the UK with armed forces from states that are not parties to the Ottawa Convention. These states are: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland,514W Georgia, India, Kuwait, Kyrgyztan, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, UAE and USA.