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  • Foreign Secretary calls on the Government of Bahrain to implement Commission of Inquiry's recommendations

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on the Government of Bahrain to implement recommendations from an independent report which contains ‘worrying findings’.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes signing of Gulf Cooperation Council initiative on Yemen

    Foreign Secretary welcomes signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative which commits Yemen to a transition of power within 90 days.

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

  • Foreign Office and Cayman Islands sign new fiscal responsibility framework

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham said the signing of the framework is a clear sign of Cayman Island Government's commitment to strengthening public financial management and economic planning.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes trial of Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia

    Thirty-two years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, the trial of its three most senior surviving leaders heard opening statements on 21 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces first meeting of Locarno Group

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the first meeting of the Locarno Group of former senior diplomats will take place on 24 November.

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

  • Sea France suspend cross-channel services

    A tribunal has decided that Sea France will be put into full administration, but with the continuation of business.

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

  • President Santos' UK visit heralds a step change in UK-Colombia relations

    President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia is visiting the UK. The visit is an important part of the step change the UK wants to see in its relationship with the wider Latin America region.

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

  • Britain and Turkey: a new special relationship

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the case for a strong bilateral partnership between Britain and Turkey has never been stronger.

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

  • UK Government to discuss new strategy with Overseas Territories leaders

    The Government's new strategy for its Overseas Territories will be at the heart of discussions at the annual Overseas Territories Consultative Council on 23-24 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN condemnation of Syrian regime’s abuses

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was welcomed the passage of a UK drafted human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on the repression in Syria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the formation of a transitional government in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "This represents a real opportunity to achieve justice for some of the wrongs committed by the Qadhafi regime, for Britain as well as the people of Libya."

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the arrest of Saif al-Islam Qadhafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the arrest of Qadhafi's son Saif al-Islam.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on Egyptian unrest

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has commented on the ongoing clashes in Tahrir Square and across Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Syrian opposition

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that it is important for opposition groups to be able to put aside their own differences and come to a united view of the way forward for Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister calls on Sri Lanka to release post-conflict report

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt today called on the Government of Sri Lanka to release publicly the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Committee's report on post conflict issues in Sri Lanka.

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

  • UK announces new financial restrictions against Iran

    The Government has imposed tough new financial restrictions against Iran which cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks.

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

  • UK welcomes Overseas Territories role in agreeing new measures to protect seabirds

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has welcomed the UK Overseas Territories important role in agreeing new measures to protect seabirds.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN human rights resolutions on Iran, DPRK and Burma

    The UN General Assembly today voted in favour of the three human rights resolutions by a record majority of votes.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress made in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during October.

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

  • UK and Colombia agree joint declaration on human rights

    Prime Minister David Cameron met Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in London on 21 November.

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