This week at the Foreign Office
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary started this week in Brussels for the EU Foreign Affairs Council. , demonstrating the EU鈥檚 growing concern about the country鈥檚 nuclear programme.
皇冠体育app EU also agreed . This latest round targets 22 individuals and 8 entities supporting the Syrian regime鈥檚 violence against its people.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary returned from Brussels to host the UK-Australia Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN).
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Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne urged the Chinese government to exercise restraint following reports that in Tibetan areas of Sichuan.
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27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day. Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the unparalleled horrors of the Holocaust teach us that there can be .
It鈥檚 been a year since the momentous events in Tunisia, Egypt and across the region, now known as the Arab Spring. 皇冠体育app FCO and its missions abroad are marking the first anniversary in a .
Now the Foreign Office tells the story of the Arab Spring from the UK鈥檚 perspective. We track some of our key diplomatic action, consular assistance, speeches, statements, blogs, visits, upscaling of the Arab Partnership and project milestones:
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Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne updated Parliament on the Government鈥檚 response to the .
In his , Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt reiterated the UK鈥檚 commitment to support the country鈥檚 efforts on human rights.
皇冠体育app for an orphanage which rescues orphaned or abandoned children.
Minister for Europe David Lidington has written on the UK鈥檚 priorities in Europe.
This weekend, the Foreign Office鈥檚 Know Before You Go team will be at the to give practical advice and tips to people planning their next trip abroad.