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  • NATO to enforce Libya no-fly zone

    The UK has welcomed NATO's decision to take over responsibility of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya.

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

  • The way ahead for UK - Germany business relations

    Minister for Europe highlights the role of UK – German trade relations in building prosperity and growth in Europe.

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

  • Chagossian communities to visit British Indian Ocean Territory

    Twelve members of the Chagossian communities in the UK and the Seychelles will visit the British Indian Ocean Territory next week.

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

  • Updated advice on Japan from Government Chief Scientific Adviser to UK Ambassador

    Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, spoke to Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan David Warren on 25 March with an update on the situation in Japan.

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

  • Minister for Europe "dismayed" by sentencing of opposition activists in Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said the UK calls on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt expresses concern at ongoing violence in Syria

    "I call on the Syrian government to respect the people’s right to peaceful protest and to address their legitimate grievances."

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Libya, North Korea and the Arms Trade Treaty were amongst the subjects discussed by Foreign Office bloggers last week.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

    Mr Mark Gooding has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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

  • Turkey, its neighbours and Europe

    In a speech to a Wilton Park conference in Istanbul, Lord Howell spoke about Turkey's role as a key regional and global power.

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

  • RAF Tornados attack Libyan armoured vehicles

    RAF Tornado GR4s launched a number of guided Brimstone missiles at Libyan armoured vehicles last night which were threatening the civilian population of Ajdabiya.

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

  • Operational update on Libya - 25 March

    Colonel Gaddafi continues to mount indiscriminate attacks on his own people but it is clear that coalition operations have saved many innocent lives, Major General John Lorimer, the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic…

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

  • Paratrooper runs Helmand marathon in body armour

    A paratrooper has raised more than £1,200 for charity after running a marathon around his base in Helmand province in his body armour while carrying a general purpose machine gun (GPMG)!

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

  • NATO to assume responsibility for Libyan no-fly zone

    NATO has decided to assume responsibility for operating the no-fly zone over Libya which has been set up to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, it was announced last night.

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

  • Replacement for HMS Endurance announced

    The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is to be replaced with a Norwegian ship on a three-year loan basis.

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

  • The outstanding examples of a generation - the Op Honours recipients

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 36) yesterday, where 28 of the 136 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by Commander Field Army, Lieutenant Gene…

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 25 March 2011

    A total of 136 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 25 March 2011.

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

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by escalating violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed his concern at the escalating violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories over the past week.

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

  • Summer time begins

    Notes to editors: The 9th EC Directive on summer time harmonised, for an indefinite period, the dates on which summer time begins and…

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

  • Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 23…

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  • Taxing increased oil profits is justified says Moore

    Scottish Secretary says is is fair to use the oil sector's unexpectedly high profits to help keep petrol prices lower for motorists

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