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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for the Middle East and Africa)
  • UK and Pakistan hold joint conference on financial and professional services

    The third annual UK Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference has taken place focusing on financial and professional services.

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

  • Foreign Office Hosts Holocaust Memorial Day event

    Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, the Foreign Office today hosted an event with the Embassy of Israel.

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

  • FCO statement on charges against Sheikh Ali Salman of Al Wefaq

    FCO Minister highlights importance of following due process after court charges Secretary-General of Al Wefaq in Bahrain.

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

  • UK Minister condemns renewed fighting in Yemen

    Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood calls for implementation of ceasefire and return to political process in Sana’a.

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

  • FCO Minister meets Egyptian President in Cairo

    FCO Minister Tobias Ellwood meets Egyptian President el-Sisi and affirms UK support for a more secure, prosperous, and democratic Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister leads British trade delegation to Egypt

    Minister for Middle East leads British trade delegation, with companies from energy, construction and retail sectors, to Egypt.

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

  • FCO Minister calls for resumption of Parliament in Guyana

    Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood, calls for the earliest possible resumption of Parliament as required by Guyana’s Constitution

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

  • Foreign Office responds to Syrian casualty figures for 2014

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood expressed deep concern following the figures issued by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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

  • Arms Trade Treaty enters into force

    Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood marks the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty.

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

  • UK leads EU fuel ban for Syrian regime air attacks

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood welcomes the EU’s agreement to a UK-proposed ban on jet fuel exports to the Syrian regime.

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

  • UN Special Envoy de Mistura meets UK ministers on future of Syria

    Foreign Secretary and FCO Minister met UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura today to discuss how to make political progress in Syria.

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

  • FCO Minister condemns bomb attack at the residence of the Iranian Ambassador to Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood condemns bomb attack and highlights need to support stability in Yemen.

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

  • FCO Minister welcomes Presidential elections in Tunisia

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood welcomes completion of voting in first democratic Presidential elections in Tunisia.

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

  • FCO Minister condemns terrorist attack in Erbil

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood condemns terrorist attack in Erbil and offers continued UK support to the Iraqi people

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

  • UK welcomes UN report on ISIL atrocities in Syria

    Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood, welcomes UN report detailing ISIL’s brutality in Syria and underlines the need for those responsible to be held to account.

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

  • UK welcomes Iraq/Kurdistan Regional Government budget deal

    FCO Minister Tobias Ellwood welcomes new budget deal as first step towards negotiating a solution to the issue of federal budget allocations

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

  • FCO hosts UK-Pakistan Energy and Investment event

    FCO Minister for Pakistan welcomed the Prime Minister of Pakistan to open the UK-Pakistan Energy and Investment event.

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

  • First World War commemorative plaque unveiled in Islamabad

    The plaque presented from the United Kingdom commemorates Pakistan's First World War Victoria Cross recipients

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

  • FCO Minister announces plans for further cooperation with Tunisia

    Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood announces plans for further cooperation at UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum.

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

  • UK concerned by violence in Burkina Faso

    The UK government supports a peaceful transition in Burkina Faso and calls on all sides to return to dialogue.

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