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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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**Syria

**EU member states agreed a this week. 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary said:

鈥淭his sixteenth round of sanctions against banking, military and state media entities sends an unequivocal message that we will intensify the pressure until the Assad regime ends the killing and implements Annan鈥檚 six-point plan in full.鈥�

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary also on Syria, and on Wednesday to discuss the crisis.

皇冠体育app EU agreed that the against Iran will come into force on 1 July.

**Egypt

**皇冠体育app Prime Minister David Cameron and the Foreign Secretary both 皇冠体育app Prime Minister underlined the importance of swiftly establishing a government that reflects the breadth of political forces within the new Egypt and agreement over a new Constitution through an inclusive and transparent process.
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European Union

** at the British Embassy in Paris on Wednesday. He also attended a meeting of the with German Minister of State Michael Link.

**Overseas Territories
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皇冠体育app UK Government published its , on Thursday. 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary said:

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp White Paper is the first review of the Overseas Territories since 1999 and it demonstrates the importance the Coalition Government attaches to the Overseas Territories.鈥�

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Published 29 June 2012