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Chris Green

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Points of Order
Tuesday 26th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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Because both the resolutions brought forward by the Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council were biased and not likely to produce the required answer. That was why we did not support them. We still maintain that there should be an independent and transparent investigation and we have raised the issue with the Israeli authorities directly.

Chris Green Portrait Chris Green (Bolton West) (Con)
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T9. For decades, the name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has generated discord. Does my right hon. Friend welcome the agreement between that country and Greece, and does he agree that the decision has been an act of immense courage on the part of those two countries?

Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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That is an excellent point. Prime Minister Zaev and Prime Minister Tsipras have shown great statesmanship to get this agreement after so many years, and the UK certainly supports it.

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