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Full text of the Foreign Secretary's statement to Parliament on the Balance of Competences of the European Union.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the sentencing of Thomas Lubanga to 14 years is a powerful reminder that those who commit the most serious international crimes will be held accountable.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in London on 10 July.
Foreign Secretary William Hague will give a speech in The Hague on international law and justice in foreign policy today, in the year of the 10th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court.
"Justice and international law are central to foreign policy" said Foreign Secretary William Hague in his speech in The Hague today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech about the importance of diplomacy at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9 July.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he is "shocked and disgusted" by reports that an Afghan woman has been publicly executed by the Taliban.
Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the third Friends of Syria meeting in Paris on 6 July.
Foreign Secretary William Hague will pay a one day visit to the Netherlands on Monday 9 July, where he will deliver a speech to the legal, diplomatic and political community in The Hague.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the move underlines Pakistan's commitment in helping to secure a stable and peaceful Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on 4 July in Paris. Talks focussed on UK-France cooperation on foreign policy issues, including the situation in Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague described the situation as "grave" and said the UK is at the forefront of international activity aimed at bringing about an end to violence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that the UK will continue to focus attention on what is happening in Syria and work to bring an end to the violence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following the election of Enrique Peña Nieto as the next President of Mexico.
Foreign Secretary: EU sanctions signal determination to intensify peaceful diplomatic pressure on Iran
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The world is looking to us for leadership and action to end the bloodshed and horror in Syria"
Foreign Secretary: "These have been difficult talks but have resulted in a step forward that is worth having"
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the progress made in Afghanistan during May.
Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan's announcement that an Action Group meeting on Syria will be held in Geneva on 30 June.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The regime’s flagrant disregard for its people, conducting its repression even in the presence of observers, is unacceptable and must stop immediately."
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