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  • UK agrees ground breaking research partnership with Norway on nuclear disarmament verification

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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

  • "I am optimistic about future of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty"

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a speech at the Joint Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

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

  • Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt alongside Minister without Portfolio Baroness Warsi, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles and Home Secretary Theresa May, hosted the annual Eid–ul Fitr r…

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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 met with Ambassadors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states yesterday at the Foreign Office.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns bombing in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has spoken after a bomb attack this morning on a military parade in Mahabad, north-western Iran.

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

  • UK Minister visits UAE to strengthen bilateral ties

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa conducted a two-day visit of the UAE between 15 and 16 September

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

  • Communiqué of United Arab Emirates-United Kingdom Taskforce meeting

    The Taskforce agreed a range of areas in which the two countries would look to extend and deepen cooperation over the next twelve months.

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

  • British Government maintains support for victims

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met representatives of the Libya/Northern Ireland Reconciliation Campaign today.

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

  • Yemen, UK and Saudi Arabia announce next Friends of Yemen meeting

    The meeting will be on 24 September in New York and will assess progress in Yemen towards reform and stability since their meeting in London in January.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on Kenya

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a statement following President Bashir of Sudan's visit to Kenya.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt's statement on Iran's nuclear power plant.

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

  • Judicial independence in the Maldives

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt expresses the UK's "continued support" for the democratic process in the Maldives.

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

  • Minister welcomes the Convention on Cluster Munitions entering into force

    Foreign office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed the entering into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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

  • UK's relationship with the Gulf to become stronger still

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt chaired a meeting of Ministers to discuss the importance of the Gulf region and to ensure that the UK's relationship with countries in the region becomes stronger still.

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

  • Iran bomb attacks

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns atrocity in south-eastern Iran.

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

  • Clashes in the Maldives

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has spoken of his concern over violent clashes between political groups in the Maldives.

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

  • Alistair Burt meets with Lebanese officials

    On his second day visit to Lebanon, Minister Alistair Burt met with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Shami.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister in Lebanon

    Continuing his visit to the region, the Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt arrived in Lebanon today for a two day visit.

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

  • British Minister for the Middle East tours South Lebanon

    The British Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt arrived in Lebanon today for a two-day visit following his activities in Damascus.

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

  • Bomb attack in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan

    Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt 'deeply shocked', and pays tribute to 'resilience' of people of Pakistan.

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