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  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at 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

  • Minister welcomes progress in Lithuania on compensation for seized Jewish properties

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has welcomed the approval of the first stage of a draft law which is going through the Lithuanian parliament to give financial compensation to the Jewish communities.

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

  • Zeinab Badawi on freedom of expression in the UK

    In a Foreign Office film launched on the 5th of November, the Sudanese-born BBC World News anchor celebrates the liberties we enjoy in Britain, considering them real cornerstones of democracy.

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

  • "I have deep concern at the ongoing harrassment of Baha'is in Iran"

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met with leaders of the Baha'i community on 9 November.

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

  • Prime Minister: "We want a strong relationship with China"

    Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the relationship between the UK and China at Beijing's prestigious Beida University.

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

  • TA soldiers attend church service ahead of Afghan deployment

    Soldiers from the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry gathered with family and friends at the weekend for a church service ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Commanding logistic patrols in Helmand

    British troops handed over the responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces in September, a move which allowed UK forces to focus their…

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

  • Prince Harry opens first Field of Remembrance for troops killed in Afghanistan

    Prince Harry attended yesterday's opening of the first Field of Remembrance dedicated to those who have been killed in Afghanistan which has been created near the town of Wootton Bassett.

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

  • Minister for Africa congratulates Tanzania on "largely peaceful" elections

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken following the elections which were held in Tanzania on 31 October.

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

  • Mitchell announces new mine clearance plans

    The UK Government will overhaul its support for mine clearance programmes in order to focus on high impact zones.

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

  • China’s economic rise 'an opportunity' - PM

    Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the world must see China's economic rise as an opportunity not a threat.

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

  • Turkish President visits the UK

    President Gül of Turkey is visiting the UK this week. He is here to receive the 2010 Chatham House International Statesman Prize from HM The Queen.

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

  • "UK's retreat from Latin America is over"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called a halt to Britain's diplomatic decline in Latin America and promised to seize opportunities for political cooperation and trade and investment.

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

  • Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in China

    Today the UK Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in China to lead the largest UK China Summit in history. The centrepiece of visit will be the Summit between the Prime Minister and Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday.

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

  • Human rights in Libya: The UK's statement to the UN Human Rights Council

    The UK expressed concern about restrictions on freedom of expression and association in Libya, and in particular, reports of the arrest and detention of 20 journalists in the statement on 9 November.

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

  • Britain and Latin America: historic friends, future partners

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the UK's relationship with Latin America in his Canning Lecture on 9 November.

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

  • Navy helicopter pilot returns from first Helmand tour

    A Royal Navy helicopter pilot has recently returned from his first three-month deployment to Afghanistan where he flew his Sea King Mk4 helicopter in and around the Green Zone in Helmand province.

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

  • 2 PARA help bring education to Helmand village

    The Spin Masjid school building project, set for completion in two months, was the focus of the meeting, which attracted a delegation of education…

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

  • Minister for Africa "welcomes" final report from election observers in Ethiopia

    Foreign Office Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham described the European Union Observers report "as fair, balanced and credible" following elections in Ethiopia on 23 May.

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

  • Israeli settlements: "extremely disappointing and unhelpful"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague commented after the announcement yesterday that a further 1,352 housing units would be constructed in East Jerusalem settlements.

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