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From The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes release of Gilad Shalit

    Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt hopes the release will see progress on Middle East peace & reconciliation.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Afghan Interior Minister

    Discussion focussed on progress on the security and justice sector in Afghanistan when Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Afghan Interior Minister General Bismellah Khan Mohammadi.

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

  • Developing UK relations with the Gulf

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt and colleagues from his Gulf Initiative Ministerial group met Ambassadors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states on Thursday 13 October at the Foreign Office.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Syrian National Council members

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Syrian National Council members in Paris as part of the Foreign Office's engagement with members of the Syrian opposition.

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

  • FCO Minister concerned about the treatment of Egyptian blogger

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt expresses serious concerns about the treatment of Maikel Nabil Sanad.

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

  • Update on medical assistance to injured Libyans

    FCO Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said more Libyan patients expected to arrive in the UK over the next week.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns attack on mosque in Israel

    UK welcomes the determination of Israeli authorities to pursue the criminals responsible.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes capture of Haji Mali Khan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt comments on the capture of Haji Mali Khan, a senior member of the Haqqani terror network

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Syrian activists

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Syrian human rights activist Catherine al-Talli and opposition member Bassam Ishak on Thursday 29 September.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East expresses concern about sentences in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt reiterated the British Government’s deep concern about the nature of recent hearings and disproportionate sentences.

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

  • UK calls for immediate end to violence in Yemen by all sides

    Foreign Office Minister Alastair Burt met with Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr al-Qirbi

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

  • Minister for the Middle East appalled by ongoing violence in Syria

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that President Assad must face the reality that the Syrian people are calling for change, and end the brutality.

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

  • UK condemns violence against Yemeni citizens

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt comments on the recent escalation in violence against citizens in cities across Yemen and urges all sides to exercise maximum restraint.

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

  • First Libyan casualty for treatment arrives in the UK

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt wishes young schoolboy injured by grenade well for his recovery.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister appalled at public execution of 17 year old in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said he was appalled at the execution of Alireza Molla-Soltani and called on the Iranian authorities to end these inhumane practices.

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

  • "Iran is failing to cooperate over its nuclear programme"

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt raised concerns at the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference about Iran, Syria and North Korea's nuclear programmes.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister's statement at the IAEA General Conference

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt's statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference on Monday 19 September in Vienna:

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

  • Foreign Office Minister extremely concerned by situation in Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that the UK is working with all sides and diplomatic allies to ensure the political crisis in Yemen is resolved as soon as possible.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East expresses condolence on assassination of Iraqi journalist

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt described the assassination as deeply concerning, saying it threatened to undermine hard won freedoms.

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

  • Implications of the Arab Spring for the UK Government's Counter Terrorism Strategy

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at a Westminster Forum event on 13 September.

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