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  • Foreign Office Minister meets Singaporean Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne today met Sam Tan, Singaporean Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who is leading the Singapore Delegation to the Paralympics.

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

  • Foreign Office Ministers attend Paralympics welcome reception

    Ministers Alistair Burt and Jeremy Browne welcome a variety of international partners and guests to the FCO for a reception recognising the importance of the Paralympics.

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

  • Extradition proceedings against Julian Assange

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament about developments in the extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, and discussions with Ecuador.

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

  • Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on Syria

    "Our objective remains an end to violence and a transition to a more democratic and stable Syria" said Foreign Secretary William Hague when he updated Parliament on the situation today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Maldives report

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke following the publication of the Commission of National Inquiry's report on transfer of power in the Maldives.

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

  • Minister defends Israeli artists' right to perform in the UK

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke after protestors attempted to disrupt a performance by the Israeli dance company Batsheva at the Edinburgh Festival.

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

  • Hurricane Isaac downgraded to Tropical Storm

    Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana on 28 August and has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Kenyan Vice President to the Foreign Office

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Kenyan Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka today.

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

  • UK appreciation for Seychelles role in countering international piracy

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham met Seychelles Minister for Social Affairs, Community Development and Sport His Excellency Mr Vincent Meriton on 29 August.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Iraq to halt executions

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt commented on reports that Iraq has executed 26 people over the past few days.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets UN Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham met the UN Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke on 30 August.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's remarks with French Foreign Minister Fabius in New York on the situation in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announces United Kingdom will contribute an additional £3 million pounds in aid to Syrian refugees, on top of the £27.5 million already committed.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Palestinian Paralympians

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt welcomed the Palestinian Paralympic delegation to London on 30 August.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister disappointed by verdict on Tymoshenko appeal

    Minister for Europe David Lidington spoke after Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal was rejected.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Hong Kong Secretary for Home Affairs

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met the Hong Kong Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-Sing to discuss the continuing good relations between the UK and the Special Administrative Region.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Vice-President Moreno of Ecuador

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Vice-President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno at the Foreign Office on 29 August.

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

  • Human Rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Full text of the Communiqué between the United Kingdom, The Russian Federation, The Federative Republic of Brazil and The Republic of Korea.

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

  • UK Intervention at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "I call on all nations to make the contributions needed to save innocent lives in Syria and to support the neighbours of Syria."

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

  • Human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke about human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games today

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

  • Foreign Office Minister appalled by massacre of civilians in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has condemned the massacre of 17 civilians at a party in Helmand Province.

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