This week at the Foreign Office
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
This week the Foreign Secretary urged the UN to support the Arab League on Syria when he spoke at the UN Security Council. In the :
鈥淲e must address the horrifying violence that has engulfed Syria for the last ten months, which is an unmitigated tragedy for the people of that country and a real threat to international peace and security;
And we must do so in a way that gives the greatest possible chance of a peaceful and lasting solution.
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He welcomed when he met the Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Youssef Amrani.
On Thursday the Foreign Secretary , the first Foreign Secretary to visit since 1992.
- Read the Foreign Secretary鈥檚 reflections on his visit on his
- 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary will answer questions from the public on Africa and his visit via Twitter on Monday. Tweet your question using #askfs.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham with leading NGO鈥檚 and academics ahead of the on 23 February.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne and the Government鈥檚 position on torture. In it he said that the UK Government鈥檚 vision is for journalists, lawyers and activists to be treated fairly and to be able to speak freely in every country.
While on a visit to Madrid, Minister for Europe David Lidington gave a speech on 鈥� 鈥� at the New Economy Forum.
Also this week
- 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary highlighted progress in in his monthly report to Parliament
- Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met
- Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt promoted trade in the US - see full coverage on the