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  • Libya and human rights - the way forward

    The human rights situation in Libya was discussed in a Wilton Park meeting at the Foreign Office on 11 April.

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

  • Ambassadors of UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy meet Syrian Foreign Minister

    Ambassadors voice concerns of their governments over the continuing deaths and violence across Syria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends first meeting of Libya Contact Group

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will co-chair the first meeting of the Libya Contact Group in Doha, Qatar on 13 April.

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

  • Libya Contact Group: Chair's statement

    Statement by Foreign Secretary William Hague following the Libya Contact Group meeting in Doha

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Gulf Cooperation Council mediation efforts in Yemen

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has reiterated the importance of efforts to resolve political deadlock in Yemen.

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

  • Foreign Secretary says international community committed to a better future for Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague says, 'the legitimate demands of the Libyan people must be heard' in his closing remarks to the Libya Contact Group in Doha.

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

  • Foreign Secretary sets out UK aims for Libya Contact Group

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said, "our resolve should be strong and our ambitions high" in his opening statement to the Libya Contact Group in Doha on 13 April.

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

  • Foreign Secretary explains new EU sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the EU agreed new sanctions as the human rights situation in Iran seemed to be getting worse.

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

  • Minister for Europe "shocked and saddened" by blast in Minsk, Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK condemns acts of terrorism following the blast in a metro station in Minsk, Belarus on 11 April.

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

  • FCO hosts discussion of 2010 Human Rights and Democracy Report

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne discussed Human Rights and Democracy: The 2010 FCO Report with NGOs and members of the Foreign Secretary's Human Rights Advisory Group. You can submit questions about the report to …

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends Foreign Affairs Council

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the EU policies towards the Middle East and North Africa should be "bold and ambitious" ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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

  • Foreign Secretary and General Caldwell discuss training of security forces and civilian policing in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and General Caldwell discussed the progress being made in recruiting and training Afghan national security forces in their meeting on 11 April.

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

  • Renewing Burma sanctions is the 'right decision at the right time'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers voted to renew sanctions on Burma for a further 12 months.

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

  • Foreign Secretary hails EU adoption of sanctions against human rights violators in Iran

    EU Foreign Ministers have today adopted tough new sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Libya and Middle East issues with Italian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the situation in the Middle East and Libya during his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on 11 April.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on arrest of Former President Gbagbo

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said any judicial process that follows should be fair and properly organised.

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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

  • Extending the rule of law in Afghanistan

    "We need to be realistic about what we want to achieve on rule of law in Afghanistan, but relentless in pursuing those objectives." - Philip Robson, Head Rule of Law Team, Afghanistan Department, Foreign and Common…

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Afghanistan, Middle East and the United Nations were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deplores the loss of life and injury at Camp Ashraf in Iraq

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt commented on the Camp Ashraf incident in which at least 17 civilians were killed.

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