Statement on the Middle East and North Africa
27 April 2011
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday 26 April on the Middle East and North Africa.
The Foreign Secretary updated MPs on the current situation in Libya and events in Syria.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Video and Audio: Statement on the Middle East and North Africa
- Commons Hansard: Statement on the Middle East and North Africa
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