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From The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
  • Foreign Office Minister "extremely concerned" about disruptions to the Special Tribunal in Lebanon

    Following reports from Lebanon this week that indicated that investigators from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon were attacked and prevented from carrying out their work, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a st…

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

  • Oman Trade & Investment Forum

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt addresses Omani business leaders in London.

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

  • Ministers take action to enhance relationships and trade links with the Gulf

    Ministers from across Government will meet with some of their counterparts from the Gulf states, to further work on elevating relationships between their countries.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East addresses Abu Dhabi Investment Forum

    Keynote speech by Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt.

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

  • Congratulations to Delhi on successful Games

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has congratulated Delhi on the successful staging of the Commonwealth Games.

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

  • Libyan British Business Council

    On 12 October, Alistair Burt, FCO Minister for Middle East spoke at the AGM of the Libyan British Business Council.

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

  • Alistair Burt MP speech to the Libyan British Business Council AGM

    Foreign Office Minister addresses business leaders and says recent changes "have created new opportunities for bilateral trade."

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

  • UN report shows progress in Afghan led drugs control strategy

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt issues a statement on the UNODC 2010 Annual Opium Survey report for Afghanistan published today.

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

  • 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