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Boris Johnson called for an end to the violence in Eastern Ghouta and emphasised UK support for a ceasefire to allow for urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Minister Alistair Burt met Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in London on 21 February on the Iran nuclear deal and British dual nationals detained in Iran.
Alistair Burt calls out Asad regime for using food as a weapon of war and announces emergency UK aid package to provide safe water to 575,000 people in Idlib.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen at the Security Council Briefing on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
Alistair Burt calls on the Asad regime and its backers to cease the campaign of violence in Eastern Ghouta.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued the following statement on Israel's right to defend itself from incursions from Syria.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a statement on the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib in Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, at the Security Council Briefing on Syria Chemical Weapons
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has commented on recent reports of chlorine attacks in Eastern Ghouta.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, at the Security Council Briefing on Syria Humanitarian Issues.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will travel to Paris today for meetings on Yemen and Syria with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and European and Middle Eastern counterparts.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with his American counterpart in London to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, the Syrian crisis and the situation in Yemen.
Statement by Minister for Asia and the Pacific Minister Mark Field at the United Nations Security Council on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Ministers to launch the UK national action plan on women, peace and security.
Alistair Burt met with the Syrian Negotiation Commission, led by Nasser Hariri, in London on 16 January 2018.
Boris Johnson spoke at a joint press conference with the EU High Commissioner and the French and German Foreign Ministers.
The Foreign Secretary spoke with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this afternoon about recent events in Iran, DPRK and the ongoing crises in Syria and Yemen.
International Development Secretary announces that Britain will extend its demining work to save lives in Angola, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Statement from the Minister of State for the Middle East one year on from the fall of Aleppo.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a speech on counter-terrorism and how the UK government is working to defeat Islamist terrorism across the world.
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