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Proceeding contribution from Bob Stewart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 October 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Middle East and North Africa.


Middle East and North Africa

I lived for three years in Yemen, for three years in Bahrain and also in Jordan. I was always told not to make any comment about the Sunni or Shi'a branches of Islamic religion. May I ask the Foreign Secretary to ensure, as I am sure he is doing, that our diplomats are utterly bipartisan and as neutral as possible in this matter, because it has a knock-on effect elsewhere, for example, dare I say it, in trade?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
533 c511 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Democracy Elections Politics and government Security UN resolutions Saudi Arabia Israel Civil disorder Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Yemen Egypt Libya Tunisia Jordan North Africa Bahrain
Link
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