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On a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that the UK does not consider the flotilla as a “wise decision.”
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister for the Middle East wraps up Israeli leg of visit, comments on strength and depth of UK-Israel bilateral relationship.
British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt MP visited Gaza as a part of his four-day visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories this year.
Foreign Secretary William Hague made the following statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 29 June 2011:
Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt calls for both sides to return to direct negotiations during a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
In Sderot he met Mayor David Buskila and visited a reinforced playground packed with children on their summer break.
The meeting was the first in a series of calls on Israeli officials that the Minister will be making during his four day visit.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the EU sanctions sent a further clear and unambiguous message to the Syrian authorities.
Speaking ahead of the fifth anniversary of the kidnap, Foreign Secretary William Hague called for the release of Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit.
Alistair Burt, FCO Minister for Middle East and North Africa spoke to people in the Libya Western Mountains about what they have seen, heard and experienced in the third Eyewitness Libya event.
Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, today met a group of young, Egyptian activists from across the new political spectrum.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague responds to President Assad's speech today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague talked of a "great sense of optimism" among Libyans in Benghazi in his update to Parliament on the Middle East and North Africa.
"We also committed to work closely together to support the people of the Middle East & North Africa as they seek to build more open societies based on the rule of law."
Remarks by Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant during an informal interactive dialogue between members of the Security Council and the African Union Ad Hoc Committee on Libya
Foreign Secretary William Hague said "today’s meeting provided an important opportunity to share perspectives and discuss current issues affecting Israel and the Jewish community."
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on health, waste review and Libya.
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt will attend the Libya Contact Group meeting in Abu Dhabi on 9 June.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt condemned the attack on a Palestinian Mosque on Tuesday in the West Bank.
FCO Minister Alistair Burt: "Today's Contact Group reaffirmed the international community's commitment to implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973."
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