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Foreign Secretary condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launches

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:49:06 GMT

David Miliband called the ballistic missile launches on 4 July a 'breach of UN Security Council Resolutions'. He also said it's 'vital that North Korean capacity is contained and tension on the Korean peninsular kept at manageable levels'.

A united message to Burma on human rights abuses

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:54:48 GMT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Burma today calling for the release of pro democracy leader Aung San Su Kyi and to send a united international message to Burma on human rights abuses.

Reports that British Embassy staff in Iran may face trial

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:41 GMT

Following news that remarks by Ayatollah Jannati suggest some of our local staff in Iran may face trial, Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, stressed that 'we are urgently seeking clarification from the appropriate Iranian authorities'.

Ban Ki-moon's visit to Burma

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:20 GMT

Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis spoke to BBC World News about the visit of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to Burma, 3 July 2009.

Media briefing by the Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:02:38 GMT

The Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Peter Hughes gave a briefing by video conference to the media, 3 July 2009.

Change of British High Commissioner to Australia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:43:30 GMT

The Rt Hon Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed British High Commissioner. She will take up her appointment during October 2009.

David Miliband - 'How I found life in a Jewish graveyard'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:58:54 GMT

Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, reflected on his recent visit to the largest European Jewish cemetery, in Warsaw, during an interview with the Jewish Chronicle on 2 July.

UK and France working together in the EU

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Minister for Europe Baroness Kinnock held talks with her French counterpart Pierre Lellouche on a wide range of EU issues including Security and Defence on Thursday 2 July.

Live Web Stream with UK Ambassador to North Korea

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:31 GMT

Peter Hughes, the UK's Ambassador to Pyongyang, gave a media briefing on North Korea at 10:15am BST on 3 July.

New guidance issued as reports of forced marriage increase

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:22:06 GMT

Forced Marriage Unit guidelines encourage front line workers to unite in action before summer holiday peak.