Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 27 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 May 1999. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 May 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reference he made to the situation in Tibet in his verbal address to the 55th UN Commission on Human Rights.

Answer: Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reference he made to the situation in Tibet in his verbal address to the 55 UN Commission on Human Rights. [82859] Mr. Fatchett: Along with our EU partners, we remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Tibet. In Geneva, these concerns were expressed in statements by the EU Presidency, on behalf of all EU Member States, on 23 March, 31 March and 23 April.

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