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  • Foreign Secretary announces first meeting of Locarno Group

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the first meeting of the Locarno Group of former senior diplomats will take place on 24 November.

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

  • Britain and Turkey: a new special relationship

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the case for a strong bilateral partnership between Britain and Turkey has never been stronger.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN condemnation of Syrian regime’s abuses

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was welcomed the passage of a UK drafted human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on the repression in Syria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the formation of a transitional government in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "This represents a real opportunity to achieve justice for some of the wrongs committed by the Qadhafi regime, for Britain as well as the people of Libya."

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the arrest of Saif al-Islam Qadhafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the arrest of Qadhafi's son Saif al-Islam.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Syrian opposition

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that it is important for opposition groups to be able to put aside their own differences and come to a united view of the way forward for Syria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN human rights resolutions on Iran, DPRK and Burma

    The UN General Assembly today voted in favour of the three human rights resolutions by a record majority of votes.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress made in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during October.

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

  • The business of diplomacy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the Confederation of British Industry Annual Conference on 21 November.

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

  • "We must make sure that Afghanistan is strong enough to protect its own national security, and through that, our own"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague addressed the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on 21 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on Iran nuclear resolution

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governor's latest resolution on Iran.

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

  • Securing our future

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the role of secret intelligence in foreign policy in a speech on 16 November.

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

  • Increasing pressure on the Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks after new sanctions on the Syrian regime were agreed in Brussels.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on the Arab League measures against Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the strong stance taken by the Arab League in suspending Syria from Arab League activity

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets King Abdullah of Jordan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on 10 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the Swiss-brokered deal between Russia and Georgia on customs and border issues, clearing the way for Russian accession to be approved by the World Trade Organisation.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Cypriot Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague described Cyprus as an important partner for the UK after he met Cypriot Foreign Minister Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis on 8 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on Middle East and North Africa

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Middle East Peace Process and Iran's nuclear programme.

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

  • Question Time: Climate Change

    A panel led by Foreign Secretary William Hague answered questions on climate change from an international audience on 8 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary appalled at continuing deaths in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after further violence in Syria, despite the Syrian Government agreeing last week to the Arab League's plan to stop the violence.

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