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  • Foreign Office Minister concerned at ban on protests in Bahrain

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the ban on all rallies in Bahrain

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

  • Foreign Office Minister raises violence in Rakhine state with Burmese Embassy

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire calls in Burmese Charge d'Affaires to discuss concerns.

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

  • UK, UAE and Pakistan Ministers visit hospital where Malala Yousafzai is receiving treatment

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has reiterated his support for Malala and all those defending the rights of women in Pakistan and around the world.

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

  • Alistair Burt calls for progress on two state solution

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has met Palestinian Chief Negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat to discuss the Middle East Peace Process.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on continued violence in Rakhine state, Burma?

    Hague: "We deplore the latest spate of attacks which has caused many casualties and left tens of thousands of people displaced."

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

  • Attack on Congolese specialist in the treatment of victims of sexual violence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague deeply dismayed to hear about the attack on Dr Denis Mukwege on 25 October.

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

  • British Ambassador condemns attacks in Iraq

    Ambassador Simon Collis strongly condemns the attacks which killed and injured a large number of people on 27 October.

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

  • Prime Minister's Eid al-Adha message

    Prime Minister David Cameron: "Let me wish everyone peace, happiness and unity during this special time and say Eid Mubarak."

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

  • 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 calls for restraint in southern Israel and Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed reports of a truce between Palestinian militant groups and Israel.

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

  • Mosque Bombing in Faryab Province in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi has condemned the attack on worshippers attending prayers during Eid al-Adha in Maimana city, Faryab Province.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Pristina

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met with Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci Pristina to discuss Kosovo's progress towards EU membership.

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

  • Stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans matters to the UK

    Following his visit to the Western Balkans the Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the UK's continued commitment to EU enlargement to all countries of the Western Balkans.

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

  • New Ambassador to Madagascar appointed

    Mr Timothy Smart has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar. Mr Smart will take up his appointment this month.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tunisia

    Mr Hamish Cowell has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia.

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

  • Human Trafficking reception

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire gave a speech on tackling human trafficking.

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

  • The fight against human trafficking

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire and Home Office Minister Mark Harper will call for international cooperation to tackle human trafficking at an event at the Foreign Office this evening.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Sarajevo

    The Foreign Secretary has restated the UK's unwavering support for Bosnia-Herzegovina during a press conference with the Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns executions in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the execution of ten people in Iran on 22 October.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deeply concerned by latest outbreak of violence in western Burma

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire called for an immediate end to the violence following further clashes in Rakhine State in western Burma between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.

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