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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 Monday, 24 November 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Rwanda: Trade

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Rwanda on the control of cross-border trade between Rwanda and North Kivu; and what reports he has received on whether such trade provides revenues for Laurent Nkunda's CNDP forces.
Answer

There have been on-going discussions with the governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on the issue of control of cross border trade, including discussion about methods to encourage such trade out of the shadow economy and into the formal economy.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c1058W; 235201
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Trade Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda
Link
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