Chris Bryant (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Rhondda, Labour)

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and Ministers from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) regularly meet representatives of Governments of the above-mentioned Latin American countries during the duties of essential business.

Previous meetings include:

Brazil: Minister for Europe Chris Bryant in October 2009; Secretary of State David Miliband in September 2009; former Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown in February 2009; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Gillian Merron in December 2008; former Minister of State, Kim Howells in March 2008 and May 2008.

Argentina: Minister for Europe Chris Bryant in September 2009; and former Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown in February 2009.

Venezuela: Minister for Europe Chris Bryant in September 2009, and in October 2009.

Ecuador: No FCO ministerial bilateral meetings with representatives of the Ecuadorian Government during 2008 and 2009.

Chile: Minister for Europe Chris Bryant in October 2009; the Foreign Secretary in November 2008; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Gillian Merron in October 2008; former Minister of State, Kim Howells in March 2008 and April 2008.

Cuba: Minister for Europe Chris Bryant in October 2009; the Foreign Secretary in April 2009; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Gillian Merron in November 2008; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Meg Munn in April 2008 and June 2008.

Bolivia: former Minister of State Kim Howells in January 2008 and May 2008.

Paraguay: former Minister of State, Kim Howells in September 2008.

Additionally, the Foreign Secretary met with all Latin American Ambassadors to London in April 2009 for a round-table discussion.