Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Overseas Visits – 25 October 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Overseas Visits on 25th October 1989.

Mr. Allen To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the overseas venues he has visited since becoming Foreign Secretary.

Mr. Major Since becoming Foreign Secretary, I have visited:

Paris – for the International Conference on Cambodia.
Washington – for discussion with the Administration and Congress.
New York on two occasions – to address the Economic Club and the UN General Assembly.
Bonn – for talks with the German Foreign Minister.
Luxembourg – for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council.
Chartres – for an Informal Meeting of EC Foreign Ministers.
Kuala Lumpur – for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.