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  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visit to Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said: “During my visit, I met the three leaders in the region, to underline the importance of joint efforts to build a sustainable peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.&…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister shocked and saddened by the multiple suicide attacks in Pakistan

    Baroness Warsi has commented on the suicide attacks that have taken place in Karachi and Rawalpindi this week.

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

  • Minister for Africa comments after meeting with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame

    Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, arrived in Kigali today for meetings following the joint communiqué agreed by Presidents Museveni, Kagame and Kabila yesterday in Uganda.

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

  • UN Group of Experts report on the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for International Development: "We judge the overall body of evidence of Rwandan involvement with M23 militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be credible and compelling.&q…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister has commented on the ceasefire in Gaza and Southern Israel

    Following the announcement of a ceasefire to end hostilities in Gaza and Southern Israel, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt gave a series of interviews whilst on a visit to the region.

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

  • Constituent parts of the UK and membership of the European Union

    The position of an independent Scotland in relation to the EU was examined in a speech today by Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire. Hugo Swire said Scotland “would have to apply to join the EU as a new state”

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

  • Foreign Office Minister has met Palestinian President to discuss the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel.

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: "We need an agreed ceasefire as soon as possible, and we stand strongly behind the Egyptian efforts to achieve this. The people of Gaza deserve a better future."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister has spoken about an independent Scotland in relation to the EU

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "The most likely scenario by far is that an independent Scotland would have to apply to join the EU as a new state."

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

  • The Foreign Secretary William Hague today met Algerian Foreign Minister Mr Medelci

    The Foreign Secretary: "The UK and Algeria are close partners and we are strengthening our countries’ ties across the board, from Government Ministries to our Parliaments."

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on reports of a bomb attack on a bus in Tel Aviv

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "If this was a terrorist attack we condemn it unreservedly. We are clear that terrorists must not be allowed to set the agenda."

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement to end hostilities in Gaza and southern Israel

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "This ceasefire is an important step towards a lasting peace. The priority now must be to build on the ceasefire and to address the underlying causes of the conflict."

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio

    The Foreign Secretary: "Mayor Castro’s visit to London showcases the best of the transatlantic relationship. It has strengthened our ties with San Antonio, the US’s seventh largest city, and helped promote our mutual pr…

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

  • Mark Simmonds visits Africa to support efforts to end crisis in Goma

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds is visiting Africa on a three-country visit to support international efforts to bring an end to the crisis in Goma.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister highlights Save the Children’s report

    On Universal Children's Day, Baroness Warsi highlights the report on sexual violence against children in conflict and stresses the importance of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes increased support at the UN for a moratorium on the death penalty

    Baroness Warsi: “The clear and increasing majority in favour is strong evidence of the growing global support for death penalty abolition”.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces G8 Foreign Ministers’ meeting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will host Foreign Ministers from the G8 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus the European Union) in London in April 2013.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns M23 militia entering Goma

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The M23 must withdraw their forces immediately and allow legitimate government control to be restored."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister travelling to Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Mark Simmonds will meet with regional leaders to discuss the current crisis engulfing Goma, including political efforts underway to resolve the situation.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague met Peter Maurer, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross this afternoon to discuss the essential humanitarian work in some of the most difficult environments in the …

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