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From The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Israeli settlement decision

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt called on the Israeli Government to rescind their decision to move settlers from the illegal West Bank outpost Migron to a new settlement in the West Bank.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister responds to Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka

    Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt spoke after the transmission of Channel 4's documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, War Crimes Unpunished'.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visited Tunisia

    In his third visit to Tunisia since the revolution, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt underlined the UK’s support for Tunisia’s transition process.

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

  • Minister Burt concludes his visit to Egypt

    UK Foreign and Commonwealth Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has concluded his two-day visit to Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Tunisia

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt will meet the Tunisian Foreign Minister and Speaker of the Parliament and engage with British business while on a visit to the country.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges restraint in Gaza and southern Israel

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt 'deeply concerned' by the recent increase of violence in Gaza and southern Israel.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern at human rights situation in Iran

    The UN Human Rights Council is today discussing the Special Rapporteur’s report on human rights in Iran.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister notes the UN's "harrowing" report on Syrian abuses

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that there should be no impunity for those who commit atrocities as the UN Human Rights Council discussed Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister arrives in Egypt

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has arrived in Egypt for a two day visit to the country.

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

  • UK and Algeria hold high level political talks

    Foreign Office Minister for North Africa Alistair Burt and Algerian Minister Delegate Abdelkader Messahel met in London on 8-9 March for the sixth Annual UK/Algeria high level political talks.

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

  • UK welcomes exports from Gaza to the West Bank

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed the first transfer of goods from Gaza to the West Bank since 2007.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister offers condolences following severe storms in the United States

    Minister Burt has spoken following the tragic loss of life caused by the tornadoes in the Midwest and the South of the United States.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said the UK will remain a close development and political partner to Yemen when he visited the country on 5 March.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister concerned by Iran’s appalling treatment of Christian pastor

    Pastor Youcef Nardakhani, a Christian pastor from Rasht in Iran, was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for apostasy in September 2010.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bombing attacks in Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt 'appalled' by bombings and shootings across Iraq which killed and wounded dozens of people today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Yemeni people to seize electoral opportunity

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said that tomorrow's poll is a crucial opportunity to endorse political change in the country.

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

  • Faith matters: New hope for Pakistan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met with participants of the New Horizons project on 20 February.

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

  • Statement sent on behalf of the Rippington family, following the bus crash this morning in France

    "We ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges comprehensive action to combat Afghan drugs trade

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed renewed international commitments to strengthen efforts to tackle the Afghan drugs trade.

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

  • UK welcomes EU trade package for Pakistan

    Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt has welcomed the announcement that the World Trade Organisation will grant Pakistan a waiver for an EU trade package.

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