Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he has taken to advance proposals in the Delhi declaration, and in particular the recommendation that India take up a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. [39598]
§ Mr. Bradshaw[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 2002, c. 864–65]: An incorrectly drafted answer was given to my hon. Friend on 12 March. The full correct answer is as follows:
53WIn the last two months my right hon. Friend the Foreign secretary has visited India once and met twice with India's External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh. They discussed a number of areas of partnership including terrorism, peacekeeping, defence relations, and Afghanistan and other regional issues. The two Prime Ministers' Personal Envoys, David Manning and Brajesh Mishra, also met on 4 February.
The Secretary of State discussed Security Council reform with Jaswant Singh on 27 February. We looked forward to progress on this issue at the United Nations.