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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Foreign Office Minister discusses events in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke about developments in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria on the Andrew Marr Show today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern at detention of Ukrainian opposition politician

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the decision to detain the former Ukrainian Prime Minister and leading opposition figure, Yulia Tymoshenko, following her court appearance on 5 August.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns expansion of illegal Israeli settlement

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt comments on the Israeli Interior Ministry’s announcement that over 900 housing units will be constructed in East Jerusalem.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses continuing violence in Karachi with Governor of Sindh

    Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt: "I reiterated the view of Her Majesty’s Government that the stability of Karachi is in the interests of all in Pakistan and the wider international community."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern over an Israel Defence Forces operation

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has urged restraint after an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) operation in Qalandiya refugee camp killed two Palestinians and injured a number of Israeli soldiers.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister's visit to Egypt concludes

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt discussed reform and UK support during his visit to Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns killing of Abdel Fattah Younis

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has condemned the killing of National Transitional Council Military Commander General Abdel Fattah Younis.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt welcomes Bahrain’s National Dialogue

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: "Its long-term success, however, will depend on how the government and parliament takes forward its recommendations."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns executions in Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the execution of two people in Gaza on Tuesday.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses condolences following plane crash in Morocco

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt expressed condolences after hearing of the deaths of 78 people as a result of a plane crash at Guelmim, Morocco.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bomb attack in Lebanon

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has commented on today’s bomb attack in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, which injured members of a UN peacekeeping patrol.

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

  • Eyewitness: The women and children in Libya

    Minister for Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke with people who have recently been in Libya and in the refugee camps and heard about the effect of the conflict on women and children.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns barbaric hangings in Iran

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken after reports that three men in Iran were made to stand on a bus before being hung from a bridge.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on the killing of a British National in Aden

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt sends his deepest condolences to the family of David Mockett.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Egyptian religious leaders

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Head of the Anglican Church for the Middle East and North Africa Region Rev. Dr. Bishop Mouneer Hanna and Grand Mufti of Egypt Shaikh Ali Gomaa.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes progress in the UN negotiation of an Arms Trade Treaty

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the United Nations Preparatory Committee meeting which concluded today in New York.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attacks on embassies in Syria

    Minister Alistair Burt says Syrian authorities have failed to discharge their responsibility under international law to protect diplomatic missions.

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

  • Ensure the hopes of the Arab Spring aren't dashed

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt wrote about the Arab Spring in an article for the Miami Herald ahead of his visit on 10 July.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt visits United States

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is visiting counterparts and key contacts in Miami, Florida before heading to Washington, DC.

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

  • Britain and Florida: Open for business

    Speech by Foreign Office Minister Alastair Burt MP on the dynamic trade and investment relationship shared by Florida and the UK.

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