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Ahead of the UN Conference, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met with Amnesty International and Oxfam youth activists to set out the UK's vision for the Arms Trade Treaty.
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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at a seminar on the Arms Trade Treaty organised by the British Red Cross.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following talks between Iran and the E3+3 in Moscow.
Foreign Secretary comments after the E3+3 talks with Iran in Baghdad today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman discussed regional issues, including Iran and the Middle East Peace Process, during a two-day visit to the UK.
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.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed the conclusion of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee.
The UK has welcomed the decision to review the cases of 21 prisoners convicted by military court in 2011, and has called for the courts to move this forward urgently.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed the start of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Preparatory Committee today in Vienna.
EU Foreign Ministers met in Luxembourg today. Top of the agenda was the suspension of sanctions against Burma.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions against the Syrian regime.
The Foreign Ministers of G8 countries condemn the launch by North Korea, following a meeting in Washington.
The UK hosted a meeting at the Foreign Office today with the other P5 nuclear weapon states - the US, Russia, China & France - on nuclear disarmament verification research.
How a British charity is helping communities recover from conflict
How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan
The Government has launched its new National Counter Proliferation Strategy ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on 26-27 March.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after a new round of EU sanctions on Iran were agreed by Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose further sanctions on Syria.
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has today adopted a resolution which further condemns the appalling human rights violations in Syria.
Foreign Office "deeply concerned" at the North Korean government announcement that it plans to launch a satellite.
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