73 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the presentation documents for Partnership for Peace have been exchanged; if an ambassador has been accredited to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council; if so, if he has attended any meetings of the council; if the country was represented at the Partnership for Peace co-ordination cell at Mons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25504/99]

Following the Dáil approval of Ireland's participation in Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, I signed the PfP Framework Document yesterday in Brussels and transmitted Ireland's presentation document to the NATO secretariat.