EU: Hungarian Presidency Debate

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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

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Tuesday 11th January 2011

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, in the third of the priorities that the Minister enunciated a moment ago, he said that he wanted to see more concentration on the relationships with strategic partners. Which strategic partners will this country prioritise in that discussion within the European Union?

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We have in mind Russia, China, the United States, India and Brazil. We are developing these strategic partnerships both bilaterally and, where it makes sense and where we can combine effectively, with our EU partners. Those are the strategic partnerships on our priority list.

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