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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya/European Council.


Libya/European Council

More than 40 Foreign Ministers will be attending tomorrow's meeting, and it is a meeting of Foreign Ministers, rather than Government Heads and Prime Ministers. In terms of who is coming, it is those countries that are active in the coalition, so there will be strong European representation, but we have also secured, as I said in my statement, strong Arab representation. Countries such as Iraq, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will be there and the Arab League will be represented. I have also heard that the African Union Secretary-General will be there, which is hugely to be welcomed. Not every permanent member of the Security Council will be represented, but crucially Ban Ki-moon will be there, so I think that it is a good opportunity to bring the alliance together to show its strength and depth and to work out the next moves forward, both militarily and politically and diplomatically. It is about showing that the world is still united around UN Security Council resolution 1973 and that there is a group of countries that are determined to implement it in the interests of the world.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
526 c44 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Human rights International assistance EU internal trade International cooperation Economic and monetary union EU economic policy Japan Politics and government UN resolutions NATO European Council Earthquakes Libya International Red Cross Military intervention UN Security Council European financial stabilisation mechanism
Link
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