It's an essential part of the settlement in Hong Kong that it has its own judicial system and it is solely responsible for trying offences that occur in Hong Kong. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond More Quotes by British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond More Quotes From British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond There is a meeting happening this afternoon ... between the Iranian Central Bank, the United States Treasury and international banks based in London in an attempt to try to make some progress on this matter. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond business It looks like there could be four, maybe five battalions ... the point of these formations is to act as a trip wire, it isn't intended to be aggressive. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world We are doing things that could be misinterpreted, we judged that creating an opportunity through the NATO-Russia Council is the best way of avoiding Russia being able to say: 'we haven't been informed, we didn't know the details.'. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world We know that there's a British passport holder on board, who got onto the plane in Paris, we have offered assistance to the Egyptian authorities but so far we have not had any requests for support. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond industrials I hope that as the militia groups come inside the tent ... and cooperate with the government, it will be possible for us and our partners to support a military training programme in the future, i'm confident that if the conditions are right for that training programme to take place in Libya, or in a neighbouring country, that will be more successful than trying to do it in Europe. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond energy Lebanon is an important part of the front line against terrorism, we are delighted by the way the UK support is being translated into strengthened border security and is enabling the armed forces to take the fight to Daesh and keep Lebanon safe from the incursions of Daesh. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world If Russia wants the sanctions lifted, then its course of actions is very clear. It has to comply completely with its obligations under the Minsk agreements, unfortunately, what we've seen over the last couple of months, is an increase in violations of the ceasefire. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world We must not forget that this was an incursion into the sovereign territory of Ukraine, Russia annexed Crimea illegally in international law, of course, reforms and steps are needed on the Ukrainian side as well. But we should never equate the two. Russia is the aggressor in this conflict. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world We've gone backwards over the last few months with more and more violations of the ceasefire. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond industrials We've seen before, in Ukraine, Russia talking about a withdrawal, and then it turned out to be merely a rotation of forces. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond most-read-articles The unexplained disappearance of five individuals associated with a Hong Kong bookstore and publishing house has raised questions in Hong Kong. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond top-news If implemented fully and properly... this( deal) will be an important step toward relieving the killing and suffering in Syria, a Western diplomatic source said. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond top-news I strongly condemn North Korea's ballistic missile technology test. This is a clear and deliberate violation of a number of U.N. Security Council Resolutions. North Korea's actions continue to present a threat to regional and international security, the U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed to take significant measures against any further launches or nuclear tests. We will now meet with our partners in New York to agree a collective response. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond industrials Is Russia really committed to a peace process or is it using the peace process as a fig leaf to try to deliver some kind of military victory for Assad that creates an Alawite mini state in the northwest of Syria? British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world The Russians say let's talk, and then they talk and they talk and they talk. The problem with the Russians is while they are talking they are bombing, and they are supporting Assad. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond top-news It may be that the document is so good that we say: 'Yes brilliant'. But I rather doubt it, i suspect that the document will be the basis of further work that we need to do in the run up to the Council. But we will see. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond top-news The Russians's a source of constant grief to me that everything we are doing is being undermined by The Russians, the Russians say let's talk, and then they talk and they talk and they talk. The problem with The Russians is while they are talking they are bombing, and they are supporting Assad. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world The Russians say they want to destroy Daesh but they are not bombing Daesh : they are bombing the moderate opposition, less than 30 per cent of Russian strikes are against Daesh targets. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world Since the Russian intervention in Syria, the dribble of people who were perhaps going back from these camps to Syria has stopped dead, and there is a new flow coming in because of the actions The Russians are taking - particularly in southern Syria along the border just a few kilometers from here. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond world It would not be acceptable for someone to be spirited out of Hong Kong in order to face charges in a different jurisdiction. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond industrials
