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From The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
  • 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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on new Lebanese Government

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt: "I am pleased that a new government has now been formed."

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

  • Debating Afghanistan and Pakistan in Parliament

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt will take part in a debate on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the House of Commons this afternoon.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East responds to questions on Facebook

    UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt answered questions on current issues in the Middle East following his trip to the region .

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

  • Minister for the Middle East welcomes law banning domestic violence in Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken after the Kurdistan National Assembly adopted a law banning domestic violence.

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

  • Minister Alistair Burt meets Noam Shalit

    Minister visits father of kidnapped Israeli soldier and reiterates UK's demand for Gilad's immediate and unconditional release.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister met villagers from the small West Bank village of Nabi Saleh

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt MP visited Nabi Saleh at the end of his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories.

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

  • Alistair Burt visits Hadasit

    Minister for the Middle East calls in at Technology Transfer Company of Hadassah Medical Organisation in Jerusalem

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

  • Bahrain - Alistair Burt welcomes independent commission

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the King of Bahrain’s announcement to establish an independent commission to look into allegations of human rights abuses.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East discusses upcoming Gaza Flotilla

    On a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that the UK does not consider the flotilla as a “wise decision.”

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

  • Alistair Burt visits Gaza

    British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt MP visited Gaza as a part of his four-day visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories this year.

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

  • Minister for Middle East Alistair Burt: “Bold decisions needed to ensure peace in Middle East”

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt calls for both sides to return to direct negotiations during a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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

  • UK Minister for Middle East Alistair Burt visited Sderot this afternoon after spending day in Gaza

    In Sderot he met Mayor David Buskila and visited a reinforced playground packed with children on their summer break.

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