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Syria: Military Intervention

Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 3 January 2017.

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the remarks by the Prime Minister at the Berlin summit in November condemning the atrocities in Aleppo and stating her agreement with "the need to keep up the pressure on Russia, including the possibility of sanctions on those who breach international humanitarian law", whether they have summoned the Russian Ambassador; and if so, how many times.

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The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) summoned the Russian Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 15 December. The Foreign Secretary made clear the UK Government’s concern over the actions of Russia in Syria, and in particular the situation in Aleppo where Russia has failed to uphold its obligations under international humanitarian law. The Foreign Secretary made similar points in his telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 22 November.

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  • (Citation: HL Deb, 3 January 2017, cW)

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