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<p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), co-hosted a Coalition Small Group
meeting on 22 January with US Secretary of State, John Kerry. Twenty-one key members
of the global coalition, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, met in London to
review and discuss our efforts to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL).</p><p>We discussed the situation in Iraq and five key areas for
defeating ISIL: the military campaign; countering ISIL financing; foreign fighters;
strategic communications; and humanitarian assistance.</p><p>Turkey, Saudi Arabia
and Egypt are each making significant contributions to the coalition and we will continue
to work closely with them.</p><p>Although Iran is not a member of the global coalition,
it has an important role to play in the region and we have an ongoing dialogue on
regional issues as part of our engagement via non-resident Chargé d’Affaires. Iran,
and the whole region, needs to play a constructive role to help the new Iraqi government
create an inclusive political solution for all Iraqis.</p><p> </p>
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