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  • PM: We are clear-eyed about threat from Iran

    Theresa May will tell the Gulf Co-operation Council the UK is committed to working with Gulf partners to counter the threat from Iran.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Prime Minister's speech to HMS Ocean ship's company in Bahrain

    Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to the Royal Navy personnel serving on HMS Ocean in Bahrain to thank them for their vital work in the Gulf.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary at NATO Foreign Ministers meeting

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will discuss a range of issues, including Russia, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, with his NATO counterparts.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary to attend NATO meeting of Foreign Ministers

    Acting UK Ambassador to NATO, Paul Johnston, announces that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will join the NATO meeting of Foreign Ministers on 6-7 December in Brussels.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • PM: Historic summit will strengthen UK-Poland ties

    Prime Minister Theresa May welcomes Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło to London for a summit to strengthen the UK-Poland relationship.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • PM meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: 23 November 2016

    Prime Minister Theresa May met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Downing Street for a wide-ranging discussion on security issues.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary reviews NATO’s reassurance role with Secretary General

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has discussed how NATO can further reassure allies and partners in Europe during talks with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in London.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NATO Secretary General to visit London

    Acting UK Ambassador Paul Johnston announces the NATO Secretary General’s visit and looks ahead to this important visit.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • "The people of Kosovo and Serbia no longer live in the world we hear about in this chamber."

    Statement by Stephen Hickey, Counsellor at the UK Mission to the United Nations, on the situation in Kosovo

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and Norway agree new cooperation on Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    The UK and Norway stepped up their defence relationship today, as Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced new cooperation on Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and exercises.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • PM congratulates Donald Trump on his election as the next US President

    Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement after Donald Trump was elected the next President of the United States.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO: Sarah MacIntosh

    Ms Sarah MacIntosh CMG has been appointed Permanent Representative to the United Kingdom’s Delegation to NATO

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Daesh clinging to Iraq as UK marks anniversary of operations

    Daesh now holds just a fraction of Iraq’s territory after previously threatening the capital Baghdad, the Defence Secretary has said.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK ratifies Montenegro’s membership of NATO

    Ambassador Whitting met Montenegrin PM Milo Đukanović to hand over a letter from Foreign Secretary about Montenegro’s NATO accession.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK steps up measures to reassure European allies

    The UK is stepping up its package of measures to support its allies in Europe, in the face of a more assertive Russia, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Kosovo Security Force wins Gold in Exercise Cambrian Patrol

    Kosovo Security Force team awarded Gold Medal in the British Army’s prestigious Exercise Cambrian Patrol challenge in Wales.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK-led exercise ensures NATO is match fit to deal with any threat

    The Defence Secretary has today visited forces participating in a UK-led NATO exercise at RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK troops to bolster NATO mission in Kosovo

    UK Armed Forces will increase their support to a NATO force in Kosovo, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • European Council October 2016: Prime Minister's press statement

    Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement about the subjects covered in the European Council meeting: Brexit, migration, Russia and trade.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and France begin build of unmanned mine clearance craft

    Today in Paris, the Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart, Laurent Collet-Billon, launched the next phase of a £117 million joint Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government