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  • UK signs agreement with Mauritius to transfer suspected pirates for prosecution

    Mauritius is the latest in a series of countries to agree to take suspected pirates for prosecution.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Guatemalan Vice Minister

    Following his meeting with Guatemalan Vice Minister Carlos Raúl Morales, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne talked about why Guatemala matters to the UK.

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

  • President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines visits the UK

    President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines visited the UK as an official guest of the British Government 5-6th June 2012.

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

  • Statement following meeting with President Aquino of the Philippines

    "The Philippines could look to the UK as their strongest partner in Europe."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Welcomes Progress in Maldives

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke after the appointment to the Commission of National Inquiry of a representative for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

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

  • Foreign Office Minister offers condolences following plane crash in Nigeria

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said his thoughts are with the Nigerian people after a plane carrying around 150 people crashed in Lagos on 3 June.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister pays tribute to UN peacekeepers

    Minister for the UN Henry Bellingham paid tribute to those who have served on UN peacekeeping missions.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Spanish Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK and Spain maintain a "strong bilateral relationship following his meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns murder of journalist in Somalia

    Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, has condemned the murder of Shabelle Media journalist Ahmed Addow Anshur.

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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 visits South Sudan

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has started a two day visit to South Sudan.

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

  • UK and Libya agreement on open government

    The UK and Libya will work together to develop a modern and reliable communications infrastructure in Libya, spreading the practice of open government.

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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

  • Jeremy Browne brings GREAT Britain to Japan

    With 75 days to go until London 2012, Foreign Office Minister visits to promote Britain as a GREAT destination

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces the UK is to open two new diplomatic posts in India

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the UK will open two Deputy High Commissions in Hyderabad and Chandigarh, bringing the number of UK posts in India to seven.

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

  • Trial of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has updated Parliament following the judgement against the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor.

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

  • South Korea: Miracle of our times

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne gave a speech on 16 May at Korea University in Seoul.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister begins visit to Asia to promote British interests

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne begins a week’s programme in Asia today to promote the UK as a trusted partner and to help develop and intensify the UK’s trade relations.

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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 hosts Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno of Chile

    Foreign Secretary discussed ways that the UK and Chile can work together on a range of international issues when he met Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno.

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