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  • Statement from G8 Foreign Ministers on North Korean launch

    The Foreign Ministers of G8 countries condemn the launch by North Korea, following a meeting in Washington.

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

  • UK hosts meeting on nuclear disarmament verification research

    The UK hosted a meeting at the Foreign Office today with the other P5 nuclear weapon states - the US, Russia, China & France - on nuclear disarmament verification research.

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

  • Making Misrata safer with MAG: clearing unexploded ordnance in Libya

    How a British charity is helping communities recover from conflict

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  • Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'

    How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan

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  • Government launches new counter proliferation strategy

    The Government has launched its new National Counter Proliferation Strategy ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on 26-27 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes tough EU sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after a new round of EU sanctions on Iran were agreed by Foreign Ministers in Brussels.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes sanctions on Assad supporters

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose further sanctions on Syria.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East welcomes UN steps to ensure accountability in Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has today adopted a resolution which further condemns the appalling human rights violations in Syria.

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

  • North Korean satellite launch plans

    Foreign Office "deeply concerned" at the North Korean government announcement that it plans to launch a satellite.

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

  • US-DPRK Agreement on Nuclear Moratorium/IAEA Inspections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed commitment by the DPRK to halt nuclear tests and uranium enrichment and to accept IAEA inspectors to verify this undertaking.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes intensification of EU pressure on Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions including freezing the assets of the Central Bank of Syria and the restricting the regime's access to the gold and precious metal…

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

  • Rollover of restrictive measures on Zimbabwe

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament after the EU agreed to renew the Measures for another year.

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

  • UK policy on the export of Taser stun guns

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has made a statement to Parliament on the government's policy of preventing British companies from manufacturing, selling or procuring Taser stun guns.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: increasing political pressure on Colonel Gaddafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the political situation in Libya, including the UN sanctions agreed last night while speaking to the BBC on 27 February.

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

  • Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations: Communique

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond welcomed Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith for the fourth Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN).

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

  • EU sanctions on Iran and the threat from Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz

    Foreign Secretary William Hague's response to an urgent question in Parliament on Iran.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes 11th round of EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed sanctions on Syria, which target individuals and entities supporting the Syrian regime's violence and repression against its people.

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

  • Foreign Ministers to discuss Iran & Syria in Brussels

    EU Foreign Ministers will discuss further EU sanctions on Iran and Syria when they meet in Brussels on 23 January.

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

  • UK-Norway nuclear disarmament verification initiative workshop

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Indonesia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed Indonesia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and called on the remaining eight states to ratify.

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