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Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has updated parliament on the Foreign Affairs Council and the General Affairs Council.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced UK funding for Courts in Sierra Leone and Cambodia to strengthen international justice.
The North Korean Ambassador was summoned by the PUS at the FCO following news of the launch of a satellite by North Korea earlier today.
Commenting on the launch of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's satellite, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague said:
Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds has tonight underlined his concern over the situation in Mali and called for an immediate return to civilian rule.
Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has updated parliament on the Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council in a Written Ministerial Statement.
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire met the Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for discussions on defence reform and trade links
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We must shatter the culture of impunity for those who use rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war and shift the balance of shame away from survivors to the perpetrators of this crim…
Mark Simmonds will meet with regional leaders to discuss the current crisis engulfing Goma, including political efforts underway to resolve the situation.
Foreign Secretary William Hague's keynote address at the "Preventing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations" meeting at Wilton Park.
Speaking before the conference Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "Shattering the culture of impunity for those who use rape as a weapon of war is the next great global challenge of our generation."
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire calls in Burmese Charge d'Affaires to discuss concerns.
Ambassador Simon Collis strongly condemns the attacks which killed and injured a large number of people on 27 October.
HMS Blyth, the Clyde-based minehunter currently deployed in the Mediterranean, has taken up position as 'command platform' of a NATO task group in the region.
Foreign Secretary William Hague makes the opening remarks at the fourth meeting of the United Nations General Assembly Friends of Yemen Ministerial.
Another round of EU sanctions targets banking, military and state media entities.
Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the Heart of Asia conference in Afghanistan on 14 June.
Speaking after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions, the Foreign Secretary William Hague said as long as violence continued, the UK would continue to increase pressure on the regime.
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