§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the Governments of(a)Hungary, (b)Czech Republic, (c)Slovenia and (d)Croatia: and if their application for membership of the EU was discussed. [47377]
§ Peter HainThe Secretary of State met the Hungarian Foreign Minister, Dr. Janos Martonyi, on 1 and on 15 November 2001. He met the Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan in London on 25 January 2002, and Slovenian President Kucan and the Slovenian Minister of Economy Dr. Tea Petrin in December 2001. The Secretary of State also met Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula in December 2001. EU enlargement was discussed at each meeting. The Secretary of State will be visiting Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic on 22–23 April where their applications to join the EU will be discussed.