Tag: William Hague

Saturday, November 17th 2012 - 23:19 UTC
UK tells Spain any solution to fishing dispute must include Gibraltar government

UK has dismissed a comment by Spain’s Foreign Minister suggesting that Britain and Spain were poised to reach a bilateral solution to the fishing dispute. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Spain was open to dialogue and that he and his British counterpart, William Hague, “talk a lot” about many issues, including Gibraltar
Friday, November 16th 2012 - 04:12 UTC
UK opens new embassy in El Salvador to increase engagement with Latam

The United Kingdom will continue to increase engagement with Latin America pledged Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire during the official opening Thursday of the UK new embassy in El Salvador.
Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 01:24 UTC
Hague reaffirms Gibraltar sovereignty but calls for more cooperation with Spain

The British Government and the Government of Gibraltar must work ever more closely together in a spirit of openness and trust to further mutual interests and “without conceding on sovereignty, which must remain paramount,” they must also look to the future and work to strengthen relationships with Spain”.
Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:24 UTC
Ecuador suggests transferring Assange to its embassy in Sweden so he can be questioned

Ecuador proposed on Friday transferring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from its embassy in London where he has taken refuge to that in Sweden where he is a suspect of sex related crimes. However this depends on Britain and there has been no official reaction to the proposal.
Friday, September 7th 2012 - 03:20 UTC
Falklands and Latin America affairs responsibility of Minister of State Hugo Swire

After UK government cabinet reshuffle which confirmed Foreign Secretary William Hague and Secretary of Defence, Philip Hammond, the Falkland Islands and Latin America become the responsibility of Minister of State Hugo Swire MP until now Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office. The new ministerial teams and their portfolios are as follows.
Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 23:55 UTC
PM Cameron reshuffles cabinet but keeps unpopular Osborne as Chancellor

British Prime Minister David Cameron reshuffled his ailing coalition government on Tuesday, but kept unpopular finance minister George Osborne and foreign minister William Hague in their jobs.
Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 06:18 UTC
Hague says Assange rights protected by Sweden, UK, EU and international law

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that any suggestion of a risk of breach for Julian Assange’s human rights on extradition to Sweden is completely unfounded and recalled that international, EU and UK law fully address the concerns raised by Assange and by the Government of Ecuador.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:35 UTC
Foreign Office says Ecuador and UK have resume dialogue on the Assange case

Ecuador and the UK have confirmed the resumption of talks on the Assange case following the meeting of Ecuadorean Vice president Lenin Boltaire Moreno and Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office on Wednesday.
Friday, August 17th 2012 - 07:16 UTC
Latam support for Ecuador could turn Assange case in another ‘Falklands issue’ for UK

Another major diplomatic conflict between South America and the UK, as with the Falkland Islands’ sovereignty dispute, could turn nasty following Latinamerican strong support for Ecuador and its granting of political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and London’s explicit determination to deny him a safe conduct and have him extradited to Sweden.
Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 19:27 UTC
UK determined to extradite Assange in spite of asylum granted by Ecuador

Ecuador has granted asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in its London embassy while fighting extradition from the UK, but Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK would not allow Assange safe passage out of the country.