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Foreign Office Ministers will answer questions on the Government's foreign policy in Parliament today at 14.30.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague describes the UK as one of the best places to live, work, visit and do business with in an article marking 500 days to the London Olympics.
Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the response to the situation in Libya following the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris.
Britain raises concerns about religious freedom wherever they arise, including in Pakistan, through the intervention of Ministers or our Embassies and High Commissions.
Members of the Sudan Troika expressed concern about the announced suspension of talks between the National Congress Party and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
At 1446hrs on Friday 11 March an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck 250 miles from Tokyo. There continues to be a risk of earthquakes, aftershocks and tsunamis.
The UN Human Rights Council had a debate today on the follow-up to the Special Session on Libya on 25 February.
FCO spokesperson comments on the Government of Israel’s decision to approve 400 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank.
The UK Government today marked Commonwealth Day with a renewed pledge to reinvigorate the UK's relationship with the Commonwealth.
Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the outcome of the investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove.
Prime Minister David Cameron has updated parliament on the special European Council on 11 March which focussed on Libya and the Middle East.
Foreign Office Minister for South East Asia gives details of the UK response in radio interview.
At 1446 hrs on Friday 11 March an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 struck 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo. There continues to be a risk of earthquakes, aftershocks and tsunamis.
Last night, five members of a Jewish family, including a baby, were found stabbed to death in the Itamar settlement near Nablus on the Northern West Bank.
Britain will send a specialist team of search and rescue experts to Japan later today, the UK Government has announced.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to advise against all non-essential travel to Tokyo and the North East of Japan.
The Foreign Secretary described the violence used against protesters in Sana’a and elsewhere in Yemen as unacceptable.
In response to the Arab League resolution calling for a no fly zone over Libya, a spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said:
Minister for Europe David Lidington visited Copenhagen on 10 March to strengthen co-operation between the UK and Denmark
The Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague have expressed their condolences following an earthquake in Japan.
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