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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will underline the UK’s ongoing commitment to NATO as an essential defence, at her first meeting of the NATO Foreign Ministers today.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ms Fionna Gibb has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
UK statement on the human rights situation in Belarus. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Dominic Raab provided an update on the government's response to human rights violations in Belarus.
The UK has issued a notice to airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk yesterday by the Belarusian authorities.
Ambassador Neil Bush laments the deterioration of media freedom in the OSCE region, including in Russia and following Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.
Find out about the additional duties which apply on certain goods originating from Russia and Belarus.
James Cleverly, UK Minister for Europe and North America, gave a statement following the Constitutional Referendum in Belarus.
UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown condemns the unfounded and harsh sentences issued in Belarus against 6 prominent political prisoners.
Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear gives a statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States on invoking the Moscow Mechanism for deteriorating human rights in Belarus
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) thanks Belgium as OSCE FSC chair for focusing on Russia’s unprovoked, barbaric and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, as delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
A statement on Belarus by the foreign ministers of G7 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the USA, and the High Representative of the EU.
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries and the EU High Representative have condemned the migration crisis on the borders of Belarus.
UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on the cases of reprisals in Venezuela, Belarus and China, calling on them to be ceased.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Delivered by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson, Estonian Permanent Representative to the UN on behalf of EU members of the Security Council, Norway, UK, US and Albania.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown expresses UK concerns about the situation in Belarus and urges Belarusian authorities to fully implement its OSCE commitments.
UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement thanking the High Commissioner for the update on the human rights situation in Belarus.
Ms. Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, raises UK concerns about further restrictions in Belarus.
US Ambassador Michael Carpenter welcomes ICAO's condemnation of the Lukashenka regime’s unlawful interference and misuse of civil aviation.
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