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From Minister of State (Minister for Europe and the Americas)
  • Hugo Swire’s article about the G8 agenda and Hong Kong

    Ahead of his first official visit to Hong Kong next week, Hugo Swire sets out why the G8 agenda matters for the region and for Hong Kong.

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

  • UN labour organisation recognises Burmese progress on ending forced labour

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire today welcomed the International Labour Organization’s lifting of restrictions on Burma.

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

  • Hugo Swire welcomes election date for Nepal

    Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Hugo Swire has welcomed the announcement of a date for elections in Nepal.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire opens new British Embassy in Haiti

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has opened Britain’s first diplomatic mission in Port-au-Prince since 1966.

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

  • Hugo Swire comments on agreement in Burma

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has commented on the agreement between the Kachin Independence Organisation and the Burmese government.

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

  • Hugo Swire welcomes UK’s role in SICA

    Hugo Swire has welcomed the decision to make the UK an Observer of the Central America Integration System (SICA).

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

  • Hugo Swire: Global economic standards must be maintained

    Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP intervened at the OECD and said UK has put “tax, trade and transparency at the heart of our G8 presidency.”

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

  • Support for Burma's displaced and vulnerable people

    Humanitarian support for people displaced by violence and threatened by approaching storms

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

  • Hugo Swire urges Japan to reconsider death penalty

    Following the execution of two prisoners, Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire called on Japan to restart public debate on the death penalty.

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

  • Hugo Swire: “The time is right to lift sanctions on Burma”

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has welcomed the decision to lift sanctions on Burma while retaining the arms embargo.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire talks to Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce

    Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office delivers speech during his visit to the South Pacific.

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

  • UK champions a greater role for Commonwealth youth

    Foreign Office Minister attends Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting to discuss involvement of young people in current affairs.

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

  • Extended definition of domestic violence takes effect

    From today a wider definition of domestic violence, including 16 and 17 year olds and controlling behaviour takes effect

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

  • Commonwealth Charter outlines institution’s values and beliefs

    For the first time in its sixty-four year history, the Commonwealth will have a formal Charter setting out its core values.

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

  • UNHRC: Commission of Inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire welcomes the UN Human Rights Council’s decision to establish an inquiry into North Korean human rights.

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

  • UK Ministers welcome International Climate Security Conference in Seoul

    Hugo Swire and Greg Barker today welcomed the hosting of an international conference on Climate Security by the Republic of Korea.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes multi-billion dollar Gujarat gas deal

    Hugo Swire welcomes one of the largest UK-India trade deals following 20 year agreement to supply Liquefied Natural Gas to Gujarat

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire expresses concern over execution in Indonesia

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire comments on the recent execution in Indonesia, the country’s first since 2008.

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

  • UK welcomes the creation of an interim election council in Nepal

    The Minister for South Asia, Hugo Swire, welcomes the formation of an interim election council to oversee fresh elections in Nepal.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister opens Climate Change event on the Pacific region

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire today welcomed Heads of Mission from the Pacific Islands and experts to a conference on climate change and climate security.

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