Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government the Ivory Coast on the importance of strong bilateral relationship.

The British Government has a strong bilateral partnership with Cote d'Ivoire. Stability, climate change and inclusive economic growth are shared priorities. The Foreign Secretary met the President of Cote d'Ivoire and five government ministers at the Africa Investment Summit on 20 January. The Prime Minister also met the Ivoirian President on the same day. Our Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire and her team regularly meet Ivoirian authorities, including ministers, in pursuit of our shared interests.