Proceeding contribution from Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on North Africa and the Near and Middle East.
North Africa and the Near and Middle East
With respect to my hon. Friend and the House, I have always said in relation to these issues that linguistic competence is absolutely vital, and it is a scandal that the Foreign Office should have turned its back on that. He must acknowledge, as I think he is doing, that the technological environment in which we operate allows us to have certain levers and information that we did not have 15 or 20 years ago.
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- 2010-12
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- Armed conflict Elections Human rights International assistance EU action Foreign relations Politics and government Piracy Terrorism Saudi Arabia Israel Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Yemen EU external relations Morocco Egypt Libya Tunisia Somalia North Africa Horn of Africa Maghreb Bahrain Sahel
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