Queen’s speech at IPU conference

Title

Queen’s speech at IPU conference

Genre

Speech

TX Date

4 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Opening speech by Queen Elizabeth II at an international conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the Royal Gallery at Westminster saying a priority of the IPU is peaceful conflict resolution. The meeting included a delegation from Argentina, with Senator Eduardo Menem, brother of President Menem, in the audience. Outside, in Parliament Square, the national flag of Argentina was raised for the first time since the Falklands war in 1982, alongside the flags of the other 111 member nations of the IPU, and that of the European Community.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II

Keywords

London; UK; Great Britain; International relations; Conferences; Royal family; Royalty; Argentina; Falkland Islands; IPU; Conflict reolution

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