HC Deb 07 November 2000 vol 356 c183W
37. Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Yugoslavia. [135198]

Mr. Vaz

We applaud the peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy which President Kostunica is leading in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Programmes of EU and UK assistance will contribute to the international community's efforts to help the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to overcome its immediate economic difficulties and to rejoin the family of nations.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his(a) European and (b) United States counterparts regarding developments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. [135428]

Mr. Vaz

[holding answer 6 November 2000]: I refer to my reply to the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Maude) on 25 October 2000, Official Report, columns 148–49W.