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  • Minister for Africa welcomes result of elections in Angola

    Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds spoke after the declaration of the results of Angola's presidential and parliamentary election held on 31 August.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister 'deeply saddened' by tragic deaths in Pakistani factory fires

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi spoke following reports of the growing number of deaths following factory fires in Karachi and Lahore.

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

  • Minister for Africa condemns bomb attacks in Mogadishu

    Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemned the attacks on a hotel in Mogadishu where the President of Somalia and Kenyan Foreign Minister were staying.

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

  • 3 Royal Welsh train for hot weather ops

    Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh have been put through their paces under the Cyprus sun.

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

  • RAF Force Protection Wing trials the new Foxhound armoured vehicle

    Members of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, have become amongst the very first Service personnel in the region to operate Foxhound, the MOD's latest protected patrol …

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

  • RMP assist community training of Helmand police

    Members of the Royal Military Police (RMP) have been working alongside the Afghan Police in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, to create a more community-focused force.

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

  • Dealing with redundant ammunition in Afghanistan

    Over the next 18 months, tonnes of old bullets will be turned into 'brass' at Camp Bastion

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

  • Business: Reformed CDC to help poorest countries

    The UK's Development Finance Institution, CDC, marks a bold phase with it's new strategy, placing it back at the centre of Britain's efforts to help the poorest countries pull themselves out of poverty.

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

  • Polio: Paralympians show support to end disease

    Ex-Team GB Paralympians Ade Adepitan and Anne Wafula-Strike who have been affected by polio met with the new Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening today to show support for eradicating the disease.

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

  • Prime Minister's statement following the deaths of US nationals in Libya

    "We look to the new Libyan authorities to do all in their power, as they have pledged to do, to bring the killers to justice."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has welcomed the elections, saying it represents an "important step towards full universal suffrage in Hong Kong".

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

  • Foreign Secretary: UK wants to build an effective partnership with Egypt

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met President Mursi, Prime Minister Qandil and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr during his visit to Egypt today.

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

  • A significant moment for Somalia: Prime Minister congratulates new president

    Prime Minister David Cameron spoke following the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia.

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

  • PM statement following election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia

    "This is a significant moment for Somalia, and an important step towards a renewed political process."

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

  • Overseas Territories flags flown over Foreign Office

    Minister for Europe David Lidington and Minister for the Overseas Territories welcomed the raising of the Gibraltar Flag over the Foreign Office building to mark Gibraltar.

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

  • Foreign Secretary expresses disappointment at Israeli decision to upgrade Ariel College

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after the Israeli Cabinet approved the potential upgrading of Ariel College, which would create the first university in a settlement illegal under international law.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes release of Christian pastor in Iran

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt welcomed the release of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani after an Iranian court in the northern city of Rasht has reportedly dropped the charges of apostasy.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attacks in Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke about the series of attacks that took place in towns and cities across Iraq.

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

  • Foreign Secretary confirms David Simpson return to the UK

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following David Simpson's arrival back in the UK from the Central African Republic.

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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