Statement on the Middle East peace process, Syria and Iran
8 October 2013
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 October 2013, on the Middle East peace process, Syria and Iran
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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