Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Thursday, 16 March 2006.
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Question
- What plans they have to deploy European Union troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as requested by the United Nations, ahead of the elections there on 29 April.
- Answer
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My Lords, the EU is considering a UN request for support to the UN force in DRC—MONUC—during the election period. No decision has been taken yet. The United Kingdom believes that the EU should consider the request favourably. Given our heavy operational commitments elsewhere, the United Kingdom will be unable to make a contribution to any deployment, but we are playing a leading role in efforts to take forward the overall DRC peace process, and we will continue to do so.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 679 c1344
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Armed forces Deployment Elections EU action Peacekeeping operations Security Democratic Republic of the Congo
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