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  • Prime Minister visits Afghanistan

    PM: "I'm confident we can bring the British troops home as I promised by the end of 2014"

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Libya on 16 July, his fourth visit to the country since the revolution.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Romanian Prime Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the strategic partnership between the UK and Romania when he met the Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta in Bucharest on 17 July.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's visit to Jordan concludes

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Jordan today. He held talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and visited the Bashabsheh refugee camp near the border with Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Kuwaiti participation in the Olympics

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke after the International Olympic Committee's decision to lift the country's suspension.

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

  • Minister for Africa condemns murder of former Somali Trade Minister Mohamed Abdinur Garweyne

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham: "This is yet another sad reminder that Somalia desperately needs peace and stability if it is to trade, develop and prosper."

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

  • British soldier instructs next generation of Afghan bomb search experts

    A British soldier serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province is teaching the next generation of Afghan military bomb disposal experts.

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

  • British helicopter engineers overcome the heat in Afghanistan

    As daytime temperatures soar towards 50 degrees Celsius in the shade in Afghanistan the heat is on for the engineers who keep the fleet of helicopters in the air.

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

  • "Deep and longstanding friendship" with Malawi

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has praised the friendship between Britain and Malawi on a recent visit to the country.

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

  • DFID research: Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic change at the margins

    A new book takes a fresh look at the livestock sector in the Horn of Africa.

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

  • DFID research: Call for Funding: Research Proposals Required on Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries

    IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries Programme (GLM-LIC), has opened second phase of call for research proposals.

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

  • Government publishes Afghanistan progress report June 2012

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during June.

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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 condemns 'shocking and appalling' new Syrian massacre

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the time has come for "decisive diplomatic action to bring about a peaceful end to the violence".

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

  • Containerised workshop gets the thumbs up in Afghanistan

    A portable 'garage' facility which will support Army vehicle mechanics on the front line has been successfully trialled in Afghanistan.

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

  • DSG civilians awarded for work in Afghanistan

    Civilian employees working for the Defence Support Group (DSG) have received campaign medals in recognition of the front line support they provided while on deployment at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

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

  • Strengthening cooperation with South East Asia

    Today the UK acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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

  • Sweden to represent British interests in Iran

    The UK and Sweden have announced a protecting powers agreement which will allow Sweden to represent British interests in Iran.

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

  • The economy of the Maghreb

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt writes ahead of his attendance at a conference on the economy of the Maghreb.

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

  • The economy of the Maghreb: Harnessing the potential

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at a Wilton Park conference to address ways of developing the Maghreb’s economic potential and encouraging intra-regional co-operation.

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