§ 18. Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on measures to contain North Korea's nuclear programme. [137414]
§ Mr. RammellWe remain active in support of the six party talks process, begun in Beijing in August, the agreed objective of which is the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions(a) his Department and (b) the Government have had with representatives and members of the governments of (i) EU member states, (ii) Russia, (iii) the USA, (iv) Japan and (v) China concerning (A) North Korea and (B) planned diplomatic initiatives on the North Korea nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. [136930]
§ Mr. RammellWe regularly discuss North Korea's nuclear programmes with EU partners, Russia, the US, Japan and China, both at ministerial and official level. Our discussions with these countries reflect an encouraging and wide-ranging commitment to the six-party talks process, and to the objectives of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and the peaceful resolution of the North Korea nuclear issue.