Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how support for refugees in Macedonia and Albania is being co-ordinated amongst EU member states.

Answer: Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how support for refugees in Macedonia and Albania is being co-ordinated amongst EU member states. [82157] Clare Short: There have been meetings in Brussels, Geneva, and London, over the last three weeks, to co-ordinate international action to provide humanitarian assistance for the refugees. In particular, an extraordinary meeting of the EU Humanitarian Aid Committee was called to discuss Kosovo on 9 April.

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