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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench). It was answered on Monday, 29 October 2007.


Kosovo

Question
My Lords, have Her Majesty’s Government managed to discern any Russian national interest at stake, which might justify the threats that the Russian Government have frequently made to veto the Ahtisaari plan?
Answer

My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that it is rather hard to understand precisely what is driving the degree of Russian opposition here, particularly because at a recent meeting—on 27 September—in New York, chaired by the Foreign Secretary, Russia clearly expressed itself as committed to both finding a solution and acknowledging that the current situation was unsustainable.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
695 c1216 
Session
2006-07
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Politics and government Sovereignty Kosovo
Link
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