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  • Report on British Policy on Iran 1974-1978 released

    The document was commissioned in 1979 by the then Foreign Secretary, Lord Owen.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns bombing in Iran

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt has condemned the terrorist bombing in Chabahar, Iran.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on human rights

    Sixty years after the birth of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, human rights are in retreat in some parts of the globe.

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

  • Foreign Secretary honours human rights defenders

    In a statement to mark International Human Rights Day, the Foreign Secretary sent a message of support to human rights defenders around the world, including the Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, and those detained in Burma and Iran.

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

  • Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council 13-14 December

    Minister for Europe David Lidington laid a statement in Parliament detailing the agenda for the two meetings on 13-14 December.

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

  • Iran's nuclear programme: "We recognise Iran's rights, but insist that it fulfils its obligations"

    EU High Representative Catherine Ashton spoke on behalf of the E3+3 after talks with Iran on 6-7 December in Geneva.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits Bahrain

    Dr Fox visited Bahrain this weekend where he gave a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue 2010 summit …

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

  • Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Astana

    Summit in Kazakhstan capital to focus on security, democracy and human rights.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister attends OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss a number of issues.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on UK and Oman relations

    Britain’s relations with Oman go back centuries. Indeed the first UK agreement with Oman was signed in 1646. The legendary British Admiral Horatio Nelson is said to have visited Muscat when he was a young midshipman in the e…

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore

    Mr Antony Phillipson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to the Board of Deputies of British Jews 250th anniversary dinner

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • NATO statement

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a statement to the House of Commons about the NATO Summit in Lisbon.

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

  • NATO Summit press conference

    A transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's press conference at the NATO Summit in Lisbon on 20 November 2010.

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

  • International Security in a networked world

    The Foreign Secretary's 4th and final speech on Britain's foreign policy delivered at Georgetown University on 17 November 2010.

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

  • Prime Minister to visit Russia

    Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Russia next year, after accepting an invitation from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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

  • Concern for Nasrin Sotoudeh

    Minister for the Middle East voices concern ahead of trial of Iranian human rights lawyer.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A snapshot of the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • PM and President Medvedev statement at G20

    Transcript of a statement given by the Prime Minister and President Medvedev in South Korea on 11 November 2010.

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

  • PM to visit Russia in 2011

    Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Russia next year, after accepting an invitation from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

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