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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a speech on counter-terrorism and how the UK government is working to defeat Islamist terrorism across the world.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign Secretary statement following the conclusion of talks in Riyadh that agreed the Syrian opposition line-up and negotiating team ahead of talks in Geneva
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, after the Security Council vote on Syria Chemical Weapons
Foreign Secretary statement following the Russian veto at the UNSC ending the mandate of the body responsible for investigating chemical weapons use in Syria.
Boris Johnson gave an statement to Parliament on the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran and also updated the House on the campaign to defeat Daesh.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his counterparts in France, Germany and the United States gave a Joint Statement on Syria Chemical Weapons.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today (Friday 27 October) embarks on a 2-day visit to Portugal and France.
The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a statement on the release of a United Nations (UN) report on chemical weapons use in Syria.
UK disappointed at the non-renewal of the mandate for the UN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (UN-OPCW) JIM on chemical weapons in Syria.
Dr Martin Longden has been appointed as the UK’s Special Envoy to Syria.
In a speech at Chatham House, the Foreign Secretary underlined the importance of diplomacy and dialogue as the only tried and tested way to avoid nuclear war.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has invited the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to visit Moscow towards the end of 2017 to discuss international security.
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 36th Session today with important resolutions on Burundi, Yemen, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the death penalty.
The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific spoke at a United Nations Security Council meeting about ending the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The Prime Minister addressed the UN General Assembly in New York today.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson condemns the murder of seven members of the Syrian Civil Defence, otherwise known as the White Helmets, in Sarmin, Idlib.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave statements to the media as he attended the July 2017 EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) publishes a statement on its investigation into the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun in Syria on 4 April 2017. The OPCW confirms that deadly nerve agent sa…
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 35th Session today with important resolutions on the rights of women, Syria, DRC, Ukraine and Eritrea.
Boris Johnson statement responding to US sanctions on individuals connected to the Asad regime's chemical weapons programme
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