Written question asked by David S Borrow (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2000. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 June 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, If he will make a statement on the effect of UN sanctions in Angola on the operational activities of UNITA. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the effect of UN sanctions in Angola on the operational activities of UNITA. [125231] Mr. Hain: UN sanctions are making it harder for UNITA to continue fighting and put pressure on UNITA to return to the negotiating table. We commend the work of the Expert Panel of the UN Angola Sanctions Committee in investigating violations of the sanctions and developing recommendations on tightening implementation. The UK strongly supported the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1295 on 18 April. The resolution welcomes the Panel's report, stresses the obligations of all member states to comply with the measures against UNITA and expresses the readiness of the Council to consider action in relation to states it determines to have violated those measures. This shows the determination of the international community to make sanctions bite.

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