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Foreign Secretary on "Today"

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:32:56 GMT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband spoke to the BBC Radio 4 "Today" programme about the situation in Afghanistan, 11 July 2009.

Situation in Afghanistan - BBC Radio 4 "Today"

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:19:35 GMT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband spoke to the BBC Radio 4 "Today" programme about the situation in Afghanistan, 11 July 2009.

Delay in trial of Aung San Suu Kyi

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:32:23 GMT

Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis issued a statement, 10 July 2009 on the further delay of the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi.

UK-Pakistan strategic dialogue

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:01:32 GMT

Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has returned from his fifth visit to Pakistan. The visited highlighed the strong long-term partnership between the two countries.

Sri Lanka ask Red Cross to scale back operations

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:49 GMT

Lord Malloch-Brown has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to continue its dialogue with the Red Cross, particularly in relation to civilians in camps for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

European funding helps the North West to flourish

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:10:30 GMT

Minister for Europe Glenys Kinnock commented on the benefits Britain's membership of the EU brings to Preston and Blackpool during an interview on BBC Radio Lancashire.

G8 Leaders agree to hold nuclear talks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:01:24 GMT

During the G8 Summit being held in in the Italian town of L’Aquila, the Leaders have agreed to hold talks next spring which could lead to them reducing their nuclear arsenals.

Change of Ambassador to Turkmenistan

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMT

Keith Allan has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Turkmenistan. He will take up his appointment during January 2010.

European funding helps the North West to flourish

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:14 GMT

Europe Minister Glenys Kinnock visited Preston and Blackpool to see how EU funding is giving people and businesses in the North West a boost.

G8 leaders agree statement on global political issues

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:23:36 GMT

The Prime Minister and other world leaders attending the G8 in L’Aquila agreed a statement on wide ranging political issues including Iran, North Korea, Burma, the Middle East and Piracy.