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  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN demand that Assad pull back troops

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed today's UN Presidential Statement on Syria which demands that the regime pull back troops by 10 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Friends of Syria meeting concludes

    The second meeting of the Friends of Syria has taken place today. Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the gathering of the international community in Istanbul.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary discusses events in Syria

    Speaking today in an interview with Andrew Marr on BBC 1, Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed international action on Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "Our task is to pressure the regime in Damascus into implementing Kofi Annan’s Six-Point Plan in full and without any further delay"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul on 1 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chairman's Conclusions of Friends of Syria meeting

    Full text of the Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People on 1 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary statement on political prisoners in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed concern about reports that Ali Mahmoud Othman has been captured by the Syrian regime, and has also voiced concern about prominent activist Noura Aljizawi.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary to announce support for Syrian political opposition

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will announce that he has agreed to provide half a million pounds of British support to Syria's political opposition.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary calls for implementation of Annan's six point plan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for Syria to implement the joint United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan's six point plan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes sanctions on Assad supporters

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose further sanctions on Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East welcomes UN steps to ensure accountability in Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has today adopted a resolution which further condemns the appalling human rights violations in Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister notes the UN's "harrowing" report on Syrian abuses

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that there should be no impunity for those who commit atrocities as the UN Human Rights Council discussed Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The situation in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said it is time for the UN Security Council to show unity and leadership when he spoke about Syria at a debate in New York on 12 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria: A bad situation, that is getting worse

    The UK withdrew all British diplomats from Damascus last week. On his return to the UK, British Ambassador Simon Collis discussed the situation in Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British diplomatic staff in Syria withdrawn

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that all diplomatic staff have been withdrawn from Damascus, and Embassy services suspended.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary warns Assad regime against assault on Homs

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on hearing the reports that the Assad regime may be preparing a land assault on Homs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary confirms British journalist's arrival in Lebanon

    Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed British journalist Paul Conroy is safely in Lebanon when he updated the House of Commons on 28 February.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chairman's Conclusions of Friends of Syria meeting

    Full text of the Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People on 24 February.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses Syria at UN Human Rights Council

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne called for an end to the violence in Syria and said that those responsible for the atrocities will be held to account for the crimes they have committed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes intensification of EU pressure on Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions including freezing the assets of the Central Bank of Syria and the restricting the regime's access to the gold and precious metals…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary: "we have to intensify the pressure" on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was in Tunisia today for the Friends of Syria meeting.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government