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  • Foreign Secretary calls for an 'immediate stop to the use of armed force against the Libyan people'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a statement on Libya calling upon Colonel Qadhafi to put an immediate stop to the use of armed force against the Libyan people.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: British diplomatic team in Benghazi has 'now left Libya'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a statement on the small British diplomatic team in Benghazi and the situation in Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets new French Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called on his new French counterpart, Alain Juppé, in Paris on 3 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary "appalled" by assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague described the shooting of Pakistan's Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti as "cowardly".

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks to General Abdul Fattah Younis al Obidi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the latest situation on the ground in Libya, the impact on Libyans and the provision of international humanitarian assistance to Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    "This is the time for us to show that we utterly condemn the actions of the Libyan Government" said Foreign Secretary William Hague at the UN Human Rights Council today.

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

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by reports that opposition leaders in Iran have been detained

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the Iranian authorities to release both men immediately.

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

  • Foreign Secretary presses Libyan Foreign Minister to end violence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa today. He stressed the need for an immediate end to the violence and killing of protesters.

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

  • Foreign Secretary to attend UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    Foreign Secretary William Hague to lead international efforts to hold those responsible for the horrifying violence in Libya to account.

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

  • January progress report on Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the progress made in Afghanistan for the month of January.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on assistance for British nationals in Libya

    "We can confirm that we are currently assisting the majority of British Nationals at the airport to board a chartered plane that has become available in Tripoli."

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK is "taking every action to get the remaining British nationals in Libya out of harm's way".

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

  • Strengthening the UK's relationship with the Czech Republic

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Minister for Europe David Lidington visited Prague on 15 December to launch an "Enhanced Policy Dialogue" between the two countries.

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

  • The Queen & Foreign Secretary "shocked" by news of earthquake in New Zealand

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK will send a search and rescue team to New Zealand to assist in any way possible and to relieve teams already on the ground.

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

  • UK calls for UN action on Libya

    Foreign Secretary says UK gravely concerned about the situation in Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces additional assistance for British nationals in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the safety of British nationals in Libya is of paramount concern.

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

  • Foreign Secretary describes situation in Libya as "deplorable and unacceptable"

    "We are today summoning the Libyan Ambassador to London to the Foreign Office, to convey in the strongest terms our absolute condemnation of the use of lethal force against demonstrators"

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks to Saif Qadhafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to the Head of the Qadhafi Human Rights Society about the situation in Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Secretary Clinton’s Speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Commenting on Secretary Clinton’s speech of 18 February, Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed his support for Secretary Clinton's assessment that "now is the right time to advance a political process in Afghan…

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

  • British Government concerned by reports of violence in the Middle East

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed the UK government's concern on continuing reports overnight of unacceptable violence used against protesters in Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen.

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