Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 29 October 2007.

Kosovo

Question: My Lords, before I ask my noble friend about relations between NATO and the European Union and future security arrangements in Kosovo, for the sake of propriety I must say that I am the chairman of Cable & Wireless International which operates a mobile phone service in Kosovo through one of its subsidiary companies. However, on Brussels and the relationship between NATO and the EU, are there still frustrating bottlenecks in discussions about a possible transfer of the security authorities, occasioned by the problems associated with NATO/EU relationships given the situation in Cyprus and with Turkey?

Answer: My Lords, my noble friend is an expert on EU/NATO relations and their frustrations. I hesitate to offer him an answer which goes way beyond my own competence on this point, yet nowhere near his own. If he will forgive me, I will resist giving him an answer now but will look into it and come back to him.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 695 c1217
Session: 2006-07
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2007-0393
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Politics and government Sovereignty Kosovo
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk