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Foreign Secretary expresses concern and disappointment following further delays to the Maldives Presidential election.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Visa4UK website will be temporarily unavailable from 08:00 GMT on Tuesday 19 November 2013, while we upgrade the site.
Foreign Office Minister of State Hugo Swire welcomes completion of Maldives presidential elections.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest moral and political leaders of our time.
From Monday, 16 December, 2013, online payment will be mandatory for all Maldivian visa applicants.
Saint David's Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year.
“Violence against women and girls remains one of the most widespread human rights abuses” – John Rankin
FCO Minister Hugo Swire responds to developments in the Maldives ahead of Parliamentary elections on 22 March.
Message from her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth to Mark Commonwealth Day on 10th March, 2014.
The International Festival of Business is to take place from 9 June to 22 July 2014 in Liverpool City Region, United Kingdom.
The Budget announced on 19 March included a tripling of Chevening places in developing countries for the 2015-16 academic year.
British High Commissioner to Maldives and Sri Lanka issued the following statement to mark World Press Freedom Day, which falls on Saturday, 3 May:
Sri Lankan Airlines joined the oneworld Alliance on the 30 April.
The European Parliamentary elections will be held on Thursday, 22 May.
The UK continues to encourage and call on Sri Lanka to endorse the Declaration to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
An opportunity for exceptionally talented youth in Commonwealth countries.
Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Minister of State
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