FOREIGN SECRETARY
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HONG KONG PRESS CONFERENCE 31 MAY 1988
My reaction to the announcement [of Vietnamese troop withdrawal] to
that effect is obviously to welcome it insofar as it is in fact
turned into practice; there have been earlier statements that have
not been completely fulfilled. But what I want to see is action on the ground in the form of the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops. When that has happened will be the time to consider whether or not any
economic aid arrangements can be made.
As you have seen, we reacted quite positively to the decision by the Soviet Union to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by doubling the aid
we already make available for refugees there.