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From The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern over Iran's nuclear programme

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the most recent International Atomic Energy Association report on Iran.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns West Bank mosque arson attack

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt deplores "senseless" attack on a mosque in Qusra.

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

  • A fight for the future of Tripoli'

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt discussed the overnight events in Tripoli.

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

  • Death of a New Zealand special forces soldier in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a statement on the death of a New Zealand special forces soldier in Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses Syria on BBC's Today programme

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the international response to events in Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Kabul attack

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the "despicable" attack on the British Council Building in Kabul on 19 August.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Israel attacks

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned attacks in Southern Israel on 18 August.

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

  • Iran: "voices other than those of the regime are brutally suppressed"

    As Iranians commemorate Journalist's Day, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt talks about the ongoing oppression of civil liberties in Iran.

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

  • 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