Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

It is a pertinent question to Ireland. Were Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports raised in discussions? What was the Taoiseach's role as the head of a neutral country in dangling the prospect of arms proliferation in China? Was he speaking on behalf of Ireland, the EU or the west in general? While he presented himself as the head of a neutral country, I cannot relate this to his role in discussing the lifting of the arms embargo. Were any companies on the trip involved in arms exports, even for dual use?

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