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  • Foreign Secretary William Hague: 'For us, the relationship with Canada is invaluable'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered opening remarks during the joint press conference for the Canada-UK Joint Declaration.

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

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully welcomes Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary to New Zealand

    Read an excerpt of the transcript for the 21 January press conference held by New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully to welcome the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary, or download the full transcript in …

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

  • FCO Minister for Africa attends Africa Union Summit

    The AU Summit is an opportunity for UK Ministers to meet their counterparts from across Africa to discuss UK priorities and interests

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

  • British Foreign Secretary visits Ethiopia

    “The UK’s relationship with Ethiopia is strong, and based on numerous shared interests and values” said Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of his visit.

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

  • Round up from PM's Brazil trade visit

    Prime Minister David Cameron was in Brazil along with other members of the UK Government and a trade delegation of 50 businessmen and women. Round up below.

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

  • £1 million export finance boost for UK SMEs

    UKEF backs £1 million to help UK firms in overseas trade.

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

  • Yemeni President Hadi visits UK ahead of Friends of Yemen meeting in New York

    The Prime Minister today welcomed President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi of the Republic of Yemen to Downing Street to discuss ongoing reform in Yemen and joint efforts to defeat terrorism.

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

  • New business bank to support up to £10 billion of business lending

    It will aim to attract private sector funding so that when fully operational, it could support up to £10 billion of new and additional business…

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

  • PM meets President Hadi of Yemen

    The two leaders agreed that the UK and Yemen would continue to work closely together to tackle the threat of terrorism in Yemen.

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

  • Meet the Foreign Secretary

    The Foreign Secretary has selected five of his twitter followers to meet him for a discussion about foreign policy at the Foreign Office.

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

  • Minister for Europe visits Yerevan

    Minister for Europe David Lidington met the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian.

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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 the Middle East condemns the killing of an Israeli soldier at the Israel-Egypt border

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt responds to news that an IDF soldier had been killed earlier today at the Israeli-Egyptian border in an attack by militants.

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

  • Troika statement on Sudan and South Sudan Summit

    Ahead of a Summit in Addis Ababa between the Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, Foreign Secretary William Hague, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged them to reach a r…

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

  • HMS Sutherland's top gunners fend off French top guns

    HMS Sutherland came under attack from supersonic French fighters based in Djibouti as the frigate swapped counter-piracy duties for a brief return to traditional war-fighting training.

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

  • British Government condemns attacks in Mogadishu

    Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds: "These attacks only strengthen our determination to continue supporting the Somali people as they seek to build a secure and stable future."

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

  • Prompt payment for UK firms across Europe

    A new consultation begins today on implementing European Union (EU) legislation to combat the problem of late payment to British businesses.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes "important relationship" between UK and Poland

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Minister Philip Hammond met their Polish counterparts in Warsaw on 19 September.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister's visit strengthens UK ties with Emirates

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt visited Abu Dhabi for the eighth meeting of the UK-UAE Taskforce on 17 September.

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

  • Developments in UK foreign policy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday 18 September.

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