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This week at the Foreign Office

A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Published
29 June 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

**Syria

**EU member states agreed a this week. The Foreign Secretary said:

鈥淭his sixteenth round of sanctions against banking, military and state media entities sends an unequivocal message that we will intensify the pressure until the Assad regime ends the killing and implements Annan鈥檚 six-point plan in full.鈥�

The Foreign Secretary also on Syria, and on Wednesday to discuss the crisis.

The EU agreed that the against Iran will come into force on 1 July.

**Egypt

**The Prime Minister David Cameron and the Foreign Secretary both The Prime Minister underlined the importance of swiftly establishing a government that reflects the breadth of political forces within the new Egypt and agreement over a new Constitution through an inclusive and transparent process.
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European Union

** at the British Embassy in Paris on Wednesday. He also attended a meeting of the with German Minister of State Michael Link.

**Overseas Territories
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The UK Government published its , on Thursday. The Foreign Secretary said:

鈥淭he White Paper is the first review of the Overseas Territories since 1999 and it demonstrates the importance the Coalition Government attaches to the Overseas Territories.鈥�

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Published 29 June 2012