Q.
Is the MOU the full agreement?
Are there
supplementary secret agreements?
A.
The MOU is the full agreement. There ara unpublished, agreements.
Q.
Is the MOU consistent with the Joint Declaration?
A.
It conflicts in no way with the Joint Declarati.
Q.
A.
Is the MOU binding?
It has legal status and is a well-known means of recording understandings between Governments. It has strong political status, though it is not binding in
international law.
Q.
Will work go ahead before the MOU is signed?
A.
We now intend to press ahead with urgent and immediate work.
Q.
Will China allow this?
A.
No reason to expect any Chinese obiection.
Q.
Was PM's visit a condition of the agreement?
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