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UK operations in Afghanistan

Foreign Office Minister, Lord Malloch-Brown, has clarified comments reported in the Daily Telegraph on the UK's operations in Afghanistan.


Richard Burge appointed Chief Executive of Wilton Park

Richard Burge has been appointed Chief Executive of Wilton Park. He will take up his appointment in September 2009.


Trilateral Forum of Dialogue on Gibraltar

David Miliband was in Gibraltar on Tuesday 21 July for trilateral discussions with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana, and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.


Resolving the dispute over the Abyei area in Sudan

Foreign Office Minister, Lord Malloch-Brown, welcomes public commitment by both parties to accept the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the boundaries of the Abyei area.


'Middle East Peace Process remains a top priority'

Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis took part in a parliamentary debate on the UK's policy towards Israeli settlements on Tuesday 21 July.


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