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From The Rt Hon Hugo Swire
  • Foreign Office Minister expresses condolences over loss of Malaysia Airlines flight

    Hugo Swire offers condolences to those affected by the loss of a Malaysia Airlines flight yesterday.

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

  • Central America Business Conference

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire spoke about the UK government's support for British businesses in Central America at the trade conference.

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

  • UK welcomes progress in Fiji’s return to democracy

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire calls for an election that meets international democratic standards.

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

  • Hugo Swire's speech at the World Wildlife Day event

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire spoke about the importance the UK attaches to ending the illegal wildlife trade at the UN Office Geneva.

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

  • Human Rights Council Intervention

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire spoke about Syria, North Korea, Ukraine, Sri Lanka and Preventing Sexual violence in Conflict at the UN HRC.

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

  • FCO Minister Hugo Swire Twitter Q&A on the Commonwealth

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Hugo Swire will answer your questions on the Commonwealth live via Twitter on 6 March.

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

  • Foreign Office responds to UN report on Sri Lanka

    Hugo Swire welcomes report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and supports her call for an international investigation into Sri Lanka.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Korean family reunions

    First reunions of North & South Korean families in four years began today. A positive step bringing together those separated by conflict.

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

  • UK responds to UN report on Human Rights in DPRK

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire welcomes UN Commission spotlight on human rights in DPRK and calls for end to impunity for violators.

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

  • Hugo Swire visits the Falkland Islands

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Hugo Swire will pay his first visit to the Falkland Islands from 10-14 February.

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

  • Minister Swire concludes visit to Burma and Cambodia

    Foreign Minister Hugo Swire leaves Cambodia after a successful visit to the region. Very impressed with Cambodia’s potential for the future.

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

  • FCO Minister to answer questions on Burma via Twitter

    FCO Minister Hugo Swire will answer your questions on Burma live via Twitter on 4 February.

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

  • Hugo Swire's speech at the British Council in Rangoon

    Minister Hugo Swire spoke about Burma's democratic reforms, the peace process in Rakhine and Burma's diplomatic relations with Britain.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Burma’s Kachin State

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire is the first British Minister since World War II to visit Kachin State in Burma.

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

  • FCO Minister Hugo Swire visits Burma

    FCO Minister Hugo Swire visits Burma for second time and meets Aung San Suu Kyi and Ministers on democracy and human rights Burma.

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

  • FCO Minister condemns violence in Rakhine State

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has underlined the UK's concerns about recent violence in Rakhine State, Burma.

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

  • Hugo Swire's speech to the China-Britain Business Council

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire spoke about Britain’s trade and diplomatic relations with China at the China Business Conference 2014.

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

  • UK expresses concerns about the situation in Cambodia

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire calls on political parties in Cambodia to resume dialogue.

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

  • FCO Minister Hugo Swire welcomes prisoner releases in Burma

    FCO Minister Hugo Swire has welcomed a presidential pledge to free all remaining prisoners in Burma.

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

  • FCO Minister responds to execution in DPRK

    Following reports of Jang Song-Thaek’s execution in North Korea, Minister Hugo Swire has expressed concerns about the unpredictable regime.

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