HC Deb 25 March 2002 vol 382 cc616-7W
Richard Ottaway

To ask the Prime Minister which ministers of foreign Governments Lord Levy has met at his request in the last six months. [41864]

The Prime Minister

In his capacity as the Prime Minister's envoy, Lord Levy meets a range of contacts, including Ministers of foreign Governments. In the last six months, Lord Levy has discussed the Middle East peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, the Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Authority Minister for Planning and International Co-operation Nabil Sha'ath, King Abdullah of Jordan, Former Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah Khatib, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, Moroccan foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi, and Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Bin Yahia.

He also met President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and the Venezuelan Vice President and Foreign Minister to discuss bilateral relations.

Lord Levy has also met a number of more junior Ministers in his role as the Prime Minister's envoy.