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Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Syrian National Council members in Paris as part of the Foreign Office's engagement with members of the Syrian opposition.
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Minister sends condolences to the family of the Kurdish Future Movement spokesman & calls on all parties to refrain from violence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The UK will take every opportunity to highlight the abuses in Syria that show no sign of ending."
Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain will continue to stand side by side with the Syrian people and redouble efforts to work with international partners to increase pressure on the regime.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Syrian human rights activist Catherine al-Talli and opposition member Bassam Ishak on Thursday 29 September.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that President Assad must face the reality that the Syrian people are calling for change, and end the brutality.
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed additional sanctions on Syria, saying that President Assad is isolated internationally and things will never return to the way they were.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt raised concerns at the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference about Iran, Syria and North Korea's nuclear programmes.
Six months into the peaceful protests across Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague has pledged continued support for the Syrian people.
Foreign Secretary William Hague attended an informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs - the "Gymnich" on 2-3 September in Sopot, Poland.
The EU has agreed a ban on imports of Syrian crude oil products as part of measures to place further pressure on the Syrian regime.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed a strong UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning gross human rights violations in Syria.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the international response to events in Syria.
President Assad has "lost all legitimacy and can no longer claim to lead the country" said the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in a joint statement today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the Syrian regime to stop the violence immediately.
Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on the ongoing violence against citizens in cities across Syria.
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke about developments in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria on the Andrew Marr Show today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria and calls on President Assad’s regime to end its violence and to allow genuine political reform.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the new round of EU sanctions against the Assad regime in Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that attack against civilians in Hama "has no justification"
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