Written question asked by Lord Swire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 March 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 2004 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 discussions he has had with the Libyan authorities regarding that country's relationship with the IRA.

Answer: Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Libyan authorities regarding that country's relationship with the IRA. [155650] Mr. Rammell: During the visit to the United Kingdom of 9-10 February 2004 by the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdurrahman Shalgam, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised Libya's past links with the Provisional IRA as part of a discussion covering a broad range of bilateral and regional issues.

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