The UK's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, will go to Syria this week. Tops on the agenda are said to be the Middle East peace Process, Iran's Nuclear Program, and the political atmosphere in Lebanon. This comes amongst the situation in Tunisia and recent escalation of conflict in Egypt. No word on if the Foreign Secretary will comment on the situation in Tunisia. The foreign secretay in the UK is similar to the Secretary of State in the United States, so among talking to Syria's President and Foreign Minister, he will also be promoting British interests in Business and civil rights. This will be the first time a Foreign Secretary from the UK has visited Syria since David Miliband visited Damascus in 2008. The secretary did give a statement over violence in Egypt, somewhat echoing themes from President Obama's State of the Union speech yesterday, asking authorities and protesters to show restraint and shy away from violence, and asks the Egyptian Government to "listen to the concerns of those demonstrating and respect rights of freedom of assembly and expression".
Information from BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12293205
By: Zach Howell
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