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<p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers regularly discuss the migration and refugee
crisis with their counterparts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The Supporting
Syria and the Region Conference, co-hosted by the UK in London on 4 February, brought
together over 60 countries, as well as international organisations, business, civil
society, Syrians and people affected by the conflict. The Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge
(Mr Hammond) held bilateral talks with colleagues from a range of countries, and migration
was a feature of many of those meetings. On 15 February, the Foreign Secretary attended
the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, and discussed the crisis with ministers for
foreign affairs from EU countries. <br>My right hon. Friend, the Member for Aylesbury
(Mr Lidington) attended the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 16 February, where
he discussed migration with Europe ministers from EU countries. Migration was on the
agenda at the European Council on 18-19 February, attended by the Prime Minister,
my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron). It was also the main focus
of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels on 25 February, attended by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead
(Mrs May).</p>
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