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Debate between Phillip Lee and Hugh Robertson
Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con)
T3. I was pleased to read in a recent report by the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs that the Government have been developing a strategy towards the Gulf. In view of the obvious complexities of the middle east, does the Foreign Secretary agree that there is now a very good case for opening up that approach to a broader regional strategy?
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson)
Absolutely. The Gulf strategy has been developed over a number of years and is already paying benefits not only diplomatically but economically and commercially across a wide range of areas. Indeed, the strategy has been such a success that many other people are looking to establish such a relationship with us.