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Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng has appointed Lieutenant General Eldon Millar CVO MBE the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union, replacing Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave KCB, who is retiring after almost 40 years in the British Army. Lieutenant General Millar will start the role on 20 January 2026.  Lieutenant General Millar started his career in the Royal Engineers, serving across Defence and specialising in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He […]

Your Royal Highness, Secretary-General, Madam President, Excellencies, and our wonderful hosts at UNA UK.  Secretary-General, Madam President, welcome to the United Kingdom. Welcome to London, to our wonderful city, and thank you for your powerful remarks.   At the U.N. General Assembly in New York last September, the Deputy Prime Minister offered a personal message of congratulations to the U.N. on its eightieth anniversary from […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. At the final meeting of the Permanent Council before recess, I expressed a hope that our next meeting would not take place against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.  Regrettably, not only is Russia’s war continuing unabated today, but we meet in this extraordinary format following a particularly […]

UK and Ukraine mark first anniversary of the historic 100 Year Partnership with new initiatives driving security and prosperity in both countries.   £20 million of new support announced for vital energy infrastructure repairs in Ukraine as Russia’s barbaric attacks on innocent civilians intensify. Boost for UK and Ukraine’s next generations as successful school twinning programme further expanded, strengthening partnerships on education, […]

Thank you, President, and thank you Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Masih Alinejad, and Ahmad Batebi for your briefings. We welcome this timely meeting. The United Kingdom is appalled by the reports that potentially thousands of people in Iran have been killed and many more arrested in the most brutal repression of public protests in decades. Despite the regime’s […]

Mr Secretary-General, let me begin by expressing our sincere thanks to you for your leadership over the past nine years.  You have steered the United Nations through an era of unprecedented global challenge, with vision and resolve. Under your tenure, and with our support, the UN has advanced major priorities: elevating climate action to the […]

Thank you, Chair. Federal Councillor Cassis, on behalf of the UK, welcome back to the Permanent Council. The UK welcomes Switzerland’s leadership of this organisation at a crucial and challenging time.     The UK and Switzerland have a longstanding cooperation agenda and extensive shared interests. Here at the OSCE we firmly support your Chairpersonship priorities and focus on dialogue and trust as a way to rebuild security within our region.    First and […]

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