Foreign Conflicts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Ceisteanna (159)

Finian McGrath

Ceist:

159. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland attended a Friends of Syria meeting in Tunisia and the person who invited the State. [34825/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

I represented Ireland at the first International Conference of the Friends of the Syrian People held in Tunis on 24 February 2012. I did so at the formal invitation of the Tunisian Government. During my visit to Tunis, I held bilateral meetings with President Marzouki of Tunisia and with the then Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr; I also delivered our national address at the Conference.