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  • The UK Government has taken action to freeze assets of the Libyan regime, to impose export controls on Libyan banknotes and to remove head of State exemptions from UK immigration controls.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: "We will not issue licences where we judge there is a clear risk that the proposed export might provoke or prolong regional or internal conflicts."

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

  • "In light of events we are today formally reviewing recent licensing decisions for exports to Bahrain," said Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the rollover of the EU's restrictive measures on Zimbabwe.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the EU's decision to rollover the restrictive measures on Zimbabwe

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "delighted" that Russia had ratified the arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States.

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

  • Read an excerpt of the transcript for the Australia-UK ministerial dialogue press conference which took place on 18 January in Sydney, or download the full transcript in PDF format.

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

  • In the new audio series, British Ambassador John Duncan will discuss both his work as British Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament and the role of social media in diplomacy.

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

  • Commenting on the ratification of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

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

  • The UN Security Council DRC Sanctions Committee has agreed to place an additional four people on the list of individuals and entities subject to a worldwide travel ban and asset freeze.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following this morning's artillery attack by North Korea on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt welcomed the Convention's entry into force in a statement.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague announces Sudan as "highest priority" for the UK's Presidency of the UN Security Council this month.

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

  • The Foreign Secretary, William Hague welcomed the adoption today of an EU Regulation that implements tough, new sanctions against Iran.

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

  • On 19 October Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met the Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss nuclear issues.

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

  • Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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

  • Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a speech at the Joint Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt's statement on Iran's nuclear power plant.

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

  • Foreign office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed the entering into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following the decision to place sanctions on Iran

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