16 March 2010
Continuing his visit to China, David Miliband met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Premier Wen Jiabao and State Counsellor Dai Bingguo to discuss major international foreign policy issues.
16 March 2010
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has stated his ‘delight’ at the release of abducted 5 year old, Sahil Saeed.
15 March 2010
The FCO and the Department for International Development (DfID) hosted the second Iraq women’s working group, encouraging Iraqi women to defend their rights and to fight inequality and oppression.
15 March 2010
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call for a meeting to discuss last week’s changes to the Burmese electoral system, and described the targeting of Aung San Suu Kyi as ‘vindictive and callous’.
15 March 2010
The British Embassy in Tunisia continues its digital ambitions by launching a web based competition to encourage Tunisian youngsters to share their views on the UK.
15 March 2010
A new classroom toolkit launched by the Foreign Office will help teenagers prepare for safe independent travel.
15 March 2010
Visiting China today, Foreign Secretary David Miliband placed the final rod in the seed cathedral of the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. He also delivered a speech on the rise of the global middle class.
12 March 2010
The FCO welcomes the conviction of eight pirates in Kenya who were intercepted in 2008 by HMS Cumberland.
12 March 2010
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of Somalia visited the UK from 8-11 March 2010, meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other government ministers to discuss a range of issues.
12 March 2010
British travellers arriving in Egypt or Turkey next week will get a text message from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
