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Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what procedure citizens of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have to undertake in order to obtain a visa to visit the United Kingdom. [100322]
Mr. Vaz: Skopje offers only a limited service because of accommodation constraints. Applications are accepted from diplomats; those seeking urgent medical treatment; British Government and British Council sponsored visitors, and refugee cases accepted by either UNHCR or the Home Office. Other Macedonian nationals who wish to visit the UK may apply at any other visa issuing Post.
Mr. Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he intends to have further discussions with the Argentine Government regarding a common fisheries agreement for the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement. [100019]
Mr. Battle: The Falkland Islands Government regulates fishing in Falkland Islands waters. However, the British and Argentine Governments have agreed the need for longer-term measures to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks in the high seas of the South West Atlantic and that this should be achieved through the establishment of a multilateral fisheries regime. The European Commission has an on-going dialogue with the Argentine Government on proposals for such an arrangement. We actively support these discussions and we raised the issue at the recent South Atlantic Fisheries Commission in Buenos Aires on 25 and 26 November 1999.
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the security situation in Turkey following the announcement by the PKK of its withdrawal from armed struggle. [100009]
Mr. Vaz:
We receive regular reporting from the British Embassy in Ankara on the security situation in Turkey. Following the recent declaration by the Kurdistan
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Workers' Party (PKK) that it will end its armed struggle, the security situation has improved, but isolated clashes between PKK members and Turkish Armed Forces are still occurring.
The British Government welcome the PKK's declaration. However, we believe that it is still too early to assess whether the armed struggle is in reality at an end.
Mr. Alexander:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what is the timetable for publication of the draft legislation on the International Criminal Court; and what consultation he will hold about this legislation; [100657]
Mr. Hain:
Draft legislation to enable ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be published in the course of this parliamentary session. After publication, all parliamentarians, organisations and individuals interested in the ICC will be given an opportunity to comment.
Mr. Alexander:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Government intends to ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty. [100652]
Mr. Hain:
The UK requires legislation before we can ratify the International Criminal Court Statute. This legislation will be published in draft form in the current parliamentary session and introduced as soon as the parliamentary timetable allows.
Mr. Alexander:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the markets which have been selected by British Trade International for special promotion; and what plans he has to develop British trade in each of these. [100654]
Mr. Battle:
The following tables list those markets identified as Target Markets by British Trade International and gives details of the strategies which are being implemented for each market:
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(2) what is the timetable for publication of the draft legislation on the International Criminal Court. [100653]
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