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  • Minister for Africa calls for international condemnation of support for militia groups in eastern DRC

    The Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP, attended the UN High Level Meeting on the Great Lakes yesterday which aimed to focus attention on the instability in the region, and encourage a consensus on the way forward.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council today passed a further resolution on Syria which condemned the appalling human rights violations by the Syrian regime and extended the mandate of the UN Commission of Inquiry.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Japan to re-think policy on death penalty

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "it is the longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances".

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

  • Foreign Office disappointed by conduct of recent Belarus elections

    Following the elections that took place in Belarus on 23 September, the UK Government has expressed its regret at the way they were carried out.

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

  • 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

  • Foreign Secretary Message for Peace Day

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has recorded a message in support of International Peace Day on 21 September.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister speaks about Britain’s reputation in the world

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire set out why Britain’s reputation is more important than ever, and why we should be more confident about our reputation overseas.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes release of political prisoners in Burma

    Foreign Secretary William Hague described the release of political prisoners as another positive step towards the country's return to democracy.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets former President of the Maldives

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met the leader of the Maldives Democratic Party and former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed today.

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

  • International Day of Democracy

    On International Day of Democracy, Foreign Secretary William Hague calls on nations all over the world to uphold the values a society needs for stable democracy to thrive.

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

  • 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 for Africa concerned by violence in Tana River District, Kenya

    Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds has spoken after more than 100 people have been killed in violent clashes in the Tana River District in the last three weeks.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister 'deeply saddened' by tragic deaths in Pakistani factory fires

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi spoke following reports of the growing number of deaths following factory fires in Karachi and Lahore.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes release of Christian pastor in Iran

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt welcomed the release of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani after an Iranian court in the northern city of Rasht has reportedly dropped the charges of apostasy.

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

  • 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

  • UK "disappointed" at verdicts in Bahrain activists' cases

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke after a Bahraini court today upheld the sentences of 13 political activists who were orginally tried by a military court last year.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Maldives report

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke following the publication of the Commission of National Inquiry's report on transfer of power in the Maldives.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Iraq to halt executions

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt commented on reports that Iraq has executed 26 people over the past few days.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister disappointed by verdict on Tymoshenko appeal

    Minister for Europe David Lidington spoke after Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal was rejected.

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

  • Human Rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Full text of the Communiqué between the United Kingdom, The Russian Federation, The Federative Republic of Brazil and The Republic of Korea.

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