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G20 dominates Spring European Council agenda

The economic and financial situation, energy and climate change and the Eastern Partnership are the main topics on the agenda of the Spring European Council in Brussels on 19 and 20 March.


Vietnamese 'boat people' thirty years on

British Ambassador to Vietnam, Mark Kent, visited Hackney on Wednesday 18 March to meet some of the people who left Vietnam thirty years ago and settled in the UK.


Changes to consular services and visa fees

Foreign Office Minister, Gillian Merron, has announced changes to consular services and visa fees which will take effect from 9 April 2009.


EU declaration on Iran human rights

The European Council issued a declaration on human rights in Iran on 18 March 2009. The Foreign Office has welcomed this declaration.


Foreign Secretary visit to the US

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in the United States on Wednesday 18 March for high level discussions on the Middle East Peace Process, Pakistan and Afghanistan.


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