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Barry Sheerman

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Northern Ireland: Political Developments
Tuesday 28th March 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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As my hon. Friend knows, we have very good relations with both India and Pakistan, but on issues of a bilateral nature it is for those two countries to reach a settlement; it is not for us to prescribe a solution or act as a mediator. Of course we encourage both sides to maintain good relations and we will continue to talk to them.

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What would the Foreign Secretary say to President Putin about his treatment of demonstrators if he got the chance today?

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I am pleased to inform the House that I raised the matter with my Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov—indeed, I raised the case of the mistreatment of a 17-year-old British national.

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