Foreign Affairs - Third Report

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Here you can browse the report that was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 February 2000.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

I. INTRODUCTION

II. THE RUSSIAN CONTEXT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S OBJECTIVES

Introduction

Development of political stability and democracy

Political developments

Regions

Chechnya

Development of a stable market economy

Securing a healthy trading relationship

Living standards of ordinary Russians

Reduced cross-border environmental threat

Crime

Increased support for human rights

A constructive foreign and security policy partnership

Reducing the threat from weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons

III. ACHIEVING THE UK'S OBJECTIVES THROUGH MULTILATERAL ORGANISATIONS  

The European Union

European and US interests in Russia

Enlargement of EU

Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS)

Northern Dimension

The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement

The Common Strategy

NATO

The Permanent Joint Council

Kosovo and Russia/NATO Co-operation

NATO enlargement

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Council of Europe

United Nations

G8

International Financial Institutions

IV. ACHIEVING THE UK'S OBJECTIVES IN THE BILATERAL CONTEXT

Introduction

Russia's view of the United Kingdom

Bilateral relationships of other countries

The Know How Fund

Good governance

Human Rights

Assistance to combat crime

Assistance in environmental matters

Humanitarian assistance

Military retraining

Diplomatic Representation

Size of Representation

Quality of Representation

Regional Presence

Embassy building

Ministerial Visits

Visa Regime

The British Council

BBC Services

BBC World Service

BBC World Television

BBC Monitoring

British educational institutions

Parliamentary and other contacts

V. CONCLUSION

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX  l

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

UNPRINTED MEMORANDA

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER 1999

TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 1999

TUESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 1999

WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 1999

APPENDICES

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Prepared 28 February 2000