Following two days of intensive diplomacy in Manila, Foreign
Secretary has departed for Qatar, as he
continues his fast start in meeting key allies to
advance the UK's interests and values on behalf of the British
people.
The Foreign Secretary has thrown himself into the role with an
intensive first week of diplomacy, with a focus on using the
UK's international standing to deliver on the government's
priority of tackling the cost-of-living crisis. The Foreign
Secretary is stepping up the UK's engagement to resolve the
ongoing conflict in Iran, which is pushing up prices back at home
for businesses and families. That is why, off the back of
ASEAN, the Foreign Secretary has made the decision to
fly straight to Qatar, for critical engagement with our
partners in the Gulf on the Strait of Hormuz.
In Qatar, the Foreign Secretary will continue work with
his counterparts to get the Strait of
Hormuz fully open, accelerate steps
towards urgent de-escalation and secure a swift
resolution to the war.
On return from the Gulf, the Foreign Secretary is set to continue
his ambitious programme of engagement with key meetings and
travel in the coming weeks.
At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting the Foreign Secretary met
with fifteen of his counterparts in less than twenty-four
hours, including US Secretary of State of Rubio, EU Higher
Representative Kaja Kallas and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang
Yi. At these vital meetings the Foreign
Secretary underlined how he would spearhead this government's
commitment to deescalate conflicts globally through working with
others to stand up for Britain's interests and
values, grounded in a commitment to
democracy, freedom and the rule of law. Throughout
these engagements he retained laser focus on his
international priorities, on Ukraine, Gaza and
Iran.
Notes to Editors:
- At ASEAN the Foreign Secretary held
meetings with his counterparts from: US, China,
EU, Brazil, Australia, Canada, India,
Japan, Korea, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Singapore, Vietnam and hosts
Philippines.
