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  • FCO Minister condemns fighting and kidnappings by rebels in Mali

    FCO Minister Mark Simmonds condemns fighting in Mali, calls for peace talks to begin immediately and urges the release of all hostages.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Kurdistan Regional Government PM to UK

    Foreign Secretary welcomes Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barzani to London, on his first official visit to the UK.

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

  • Foreign Secretary to answer your questions on the Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will answer your questions via Twitter on Wednesday 21 May from 13.30 – 14.30

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes constructive regional summit on Boko Haram

    Foreign Secretary welcomes concrete agreements at Paris Summit on tackling Boko Haram and offers UK follow-up meeting.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attack in Nairobi, Kenya

    Foreign Secretary condemns attacks in Nairobi and offers his condolences to those affected.

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

  • Darwin Plus grant: Bermuda invasive lionfish initiative

    Darwin’s support to the UK Overseas Territories is helping to control invasive lionfish in the western Atlantic ocean.

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  • Foreign Secretary comments on Syria and Ukraine

    Foreign Secretary urges Russia not to prevent peaceful Ukrainian elections and details further support to Syrian opposition

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

  • ‘London 11’ Friends of Syria Core Group Ministerial Communiqué

    This communiqué was agreed by the Ministers of the London 11 countries at a meeting held in London on 15 May 2014.

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

  • Welsh training area supports troops' Afghanistan preparation

    Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Rifles have been preparing for a deployment to Kabul later this year at the Caerwent Training Area.

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  • PM meets President Abbas

    The Prime Minister welcomed President Abbas to Downing Street this afternoon.

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

  • Nick Clegg meets President Abbas

    "Peace is the only solution" says the Deputy Prime Minister after talking with the Palestinian President.

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

  • Egyptian Foreign Minister visits London

    Egyptian Foreign Minister meets Foreign Secretary William Hague and Minister of State Hugh Robertson.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on mining disaster at Soma, western Turkey

    The Foreign Secretary’s thoughts are with those affected by Soma mine tragedy. He is meeting Foreign Minister Davutoğlu in London tomorrow.

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

  • Justine Greening: Statement on Afghanistan - May 2014

    The Secretary of State for International Development has delivered a quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan to the House of Commons.

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

  • Foreign Secretary pays tribute to Lakhdar Brahimi

    William Hague pays tribute to Lakhdar Brahimi’s efforts on Syria and urges regime to re-engage in political process.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister to visit Nigeria

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds to travel to Nigeria for high-level meetings to discuss further UK assistance.

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

  • National strategy for maritime security

    The UK's national strategy for maritime security has been launched today (13 May 2014).

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

  • "The work of UNOCA is central to consolidating peace and preventing conflict."

    Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council on UNOCA/LRA

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

  • Britain closes final forward base in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited Afghanistan to mark the latest milestone in the drawdown of UK forces.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes South Sudan peace agreement

    Minister for Africa welcomes agreement but expresses grave concerns over human rights violations and continued fighting.

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