Written question asked by David Leslie Taylor (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2008. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Africa

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which organisations were represented at the meetings he attended during his recent visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

Answer: During his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo with my right hon. Friend the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met President Kabila in Kinshasa. In Goma, he visited a camp for internally displaced persons where he met representatives from a range of humanitarian organisations, and had meetings with Alan Doss, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative and other members of the UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, local government authorities and the EU Special Representative's team.In Kigali, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met President Kagame, the Belgian Foreign Minister and members of the Office of Tony Blair Rwanda Team, as well as staff from our embassy and the Department for International Development office.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 483 c1192W; 235180
Session: 2007-08
Subjects: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk