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  • Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'

    How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan

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  • Minister for the Middle East encourages further reform in Bahrain

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Bahrain Minister for Follow Up at the Royal Court of Bahrain Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatallah Al Khalifa.

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

  • Transition in Afghanistan explained

    With 50 per cent of the Afghan population living in areas of transition, it's all change. But what exactly is 'transition'?

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

  • Army musicians presented with Afghanistan medals

    Army musicians from Edinburgh's Dreghorn Barracks were presented with Afghanistan medals on Friday 30 March.

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

  • Prime Minister's Easter message

    "As families and friends get together this Easter I would like to send my best wishes to you all"

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

  • Why we still want to work with Argentina

    Foreign Secretary William Hague wrote about areas where the Falklands, UK and Argentina can work together in an article for the Telegraph.

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

  • Statement on the Falkland Islands

    Prime Minister: "Today is a day for commemoration and reflection"

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

  • Friends of Syria meeting concludes

    The second meeting of the Friends of Syria has taken place today. Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the gathering of the international community in Istanbul.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses events in Syria

    Speaking today in an interview with Andrew Marr on BBC 1, Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed international action on Syria.

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

  • "Our task is to pressure the regime in Damascus into implementing Kofi Annan’s Six-Point Plan in full and without any further delay"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul on 1 April.

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

  • Chairman's Conclusions of Friends of Syria meeting

    Full text of the Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People on 1 April.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on political prisoners in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed concern about reports that Ali Mahmoud Othman has been captured by the Syrian regime, and has also voiced concern about prominent activist Noura Aljizawi.

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

  • World's largest 'no take' marine protected area celebrates 2nd anniversary

    April 1st marks the second anniversary of the creation of the world’s largest ‘no-take’ Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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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 to visit Rome

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will visit Rome on Thursday 22 March to meet his Italian counterpart Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Tunisian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalam in London on 28 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary to announce support for Syrian political opposition

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will announce that he has agreed to provide half a million pounds of British support to Syria's political opposition.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes UN Statement on Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt calls on all those with a stake in Yemen’s future to work together to make political, economic and security reform a reality.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's speech to the Lord Mayor's Banquet

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the UK's role in foreign policy to the Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet on 29 March.

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

  • British and Afghan forces bring security to Nahr-e Saraj

    Progress towards greater security has moved apace in the Nahr-e Saraj area of Helmand province thanks to the combined efforts of British and Afghan forces.

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