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EU Foreign Ministers will discuss further EU sanctions on Iran and Syria when they meet in Brussels on 23 January.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Four British paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in mortar firing in preparation for an African Union mission in Somalia next year.
In the Ivory Coast, 12 year old Vanessa left for school as usual, not knowing that morning would be the last time she saw her parents.
Foreign Office Minister David Lidington delivered the UK statement at the United Nations Security Council debate on Haiti.
Violence continues to occur in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a statement calling for restraint on all sides.
Violence continues to occur in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The Foreign Office calls on all sides to exercise restraint.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed his concern at the escalating violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories over the past week.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has today made a statement in response to the killing of more than 25 people in the Cote d'Ivoire.
Foreign Office condemns recent violence against unarmed civilians.
Foreign Office Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has issued a statement on the situation in Cote D’Ivoire.
The UK Government has taken action to freeze assets of the Libyan regime, to impose export controls on Libyan banknotes and to remove head of State exemptions from UK immigration controls.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that former President Gbagbo's illegitimate regime does not have the authority to act on behalf of the Ivorian state.
Following today’s vote on the draft Security Council Resolution on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the Foreign Secretary said:
Commenting on the recent announcement by the Palestine Liberation Organisation that it will hold national elections by September, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt today said:
Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt welcomes new economic plans for West Bank and Gaza and urges full implementation.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has announced the UK Government funding during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham discussed the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire with the President of Burkina Faso in London today.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken following reports that Israel is considering building 1,400 new apartments in East Jerusalem.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority for the first time since his appointment as Minister for the Middle East.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian nuclear threat.
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