Proceeding contribution from Phillip Lee (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2012. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Syria.

Syria

I have had the privilege of visiting Syria twice in my life: once in 1998 with a backpack on my back, and last year on a delegation ably led by my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames). I was struck by the stark difference in access to news media within the country between the two visits. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that our foreign policy, and indeed that of all our partners abroad, should reflect that changed media environment and that the sooner the Russian and Chinese Governments understand and respect that, the better?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 540 c39
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Demonstrations Diplomatic service China Human rights Politics and government Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Russia Syria UN Security Council League of Arab States
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Syria

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