Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford and Shadow Minister of Europe, spoke to the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council on the Lisbon Treaty.
Bulgaria is one of the oldest European states with a 20-century-old history and traditions. Modern Bulgaria is situated in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula – a busy crossroads of ancient cultures.
Speech by the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan, HE Mr. Otabek Akbarov on «Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan» at the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council.
The Ambassador of Denmark, Mr. Birger Riis-Jørgensen, addressed the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council in Portcullis House, part of the Houses of Parliament.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1945 Timothy was educated privately at the Royal Grammar School in the City and subsequently at the Law Society's College of Law at Guildford Surrey.
When the Commonwealth conference opens in Uganda today, the Queen, Gordon Brown, the Prince of Wales and about 50 other leaders from Britain's former empire will be present. This unique gathering is damned by some as an outdated relic of the age of colonialism. But Lord Howe, who as Sir Geoffrey Howe, served as Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Secretary between 1983 and 1989, said that the Commonwealth was an "important asset" for Britain and every other member state.
The purpose of the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council is to promote greater understanding among different countries and cultures in a safe, just and prosperous world.
