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Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after reports that the Assad regime is amassing troops around the city of Aleppo.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Syria is high on the agenda as well as conclusions on Zimbabwe.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: The Security Council has not shouldered its responsibilities and so it is not doing what it should be doing to try to bring a solution to this
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after the passage of UNSC Resolution 2059, an extension of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said Russia and China "have turned their back on the people of Syria in their darkest hour."
By Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN
Foreign Secretary William Hague visited the Bashabsheh refugee camp near the border with Syria and met victims of Assad's brutal onslaught.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on all parties to refrain from violence and for the Security Council to shoulder their responsibilities.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the time has come for "decisive diplomatic action to bring about a peaceful end to the violence".
Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the third Friends of Syria meeting in Paris on 6 July.
Full text of the Chairman's statement from the Friends of the Syrian People meeting in Paris on 6 July.
In advance of the third meeting of the Friends of Syria in Paris on 6 July, Foreign Secretary William Hague answered your questions about the UK's policy towards Syria live via Twitter.
Foreign Secretary William Hague described the situation as "grave" and said the UK is at the forefront of international activity aimed at bringing about an end to violence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that the UK will continue to focus attention on what is happening in Syria and work to bring an end to the violence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The world is looking to us for leadership and action to end the bloodshed and horror in Syria"
Foreign Secretary: "These have been difficult talks but have resulted in a step forward that is worth having"
Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan's announcement that an Action Group meeting on Syria will be held in Geneva on 30 June.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The regime’s flagrant disregard for its people, conducting its repression even in the presence of observers, is unacceptable and must stop immediately."
The Foreign Secretary William Hague met Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby in London to discuss the crisis in Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the shooting down of a Turkish military plane underlined how far beyond acceptable behaviour the Syrian regime has put itself and condemned it wholeheartedly.
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