Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
298 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will be represented at the Euro-Arab parliamentary dialogue meeting in Tunisia in April 2004; and the form and composition of the representation. [11257/04]
View answerThe Government has not received an invitation to participate in this meeting. I understand, however, that the Oireachtas was invited to participate and a decision was taken by the relevant committees of the Oireachtas to do so. However, the latest information is that this meeting has now been postponed from its planned date of 27-28 April and that a new date has not yet been arranged. The Government of course welcomes any meeting which enhances dialogue between Europe and the Arab world, and hopes that the meeting will go ahead as soon as possible.
