{"id":45977,"date":"2014-08-04T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b5615d1c6981281533e3c48acc7360f8"},"modified":"2014-08-04T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T10:06:00","slug":"press-release-foreign-secretary-commemorates-world-war-1-centenary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=45977","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Foreign Secretary commemorates World War 1 Centenary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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100 years ago today (4 August) Britain entered World War 1; a war which spanned the globe and cost millions of lives.<\/p>\n

As part of honouring this global history, the Foreign Secretary will attend a ceremony in Liege, Belgium, and Foreign Office Ministers will attend services of commemoration in Glasgow and London.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Office and British Embassies around the world are also taking part in the 14-18NOW LIGHTSOUT<\/a> initiative. They will leave a single light burning to commemorate those who lost their lives.<\/p>\n

These events are an important part of the First World War Centenary Partnership<\/a> which will continue to co-ordinate events over the next 4 years. The joint efforts of the Partnership ensure that important stories are shared and remembered.<\/p>\n

Marking the centenary, the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond said:<\/p>\n

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In services today in Liege, Glasgow and London, I \u2013 and my Ministerial colleagues \u2013 remember the men and women of World War 1. They worked and fought together, regardless of nationality, beliefs or upbringing in a war which reached the farthest corners of the globe.<\/p>\n

We owe a great deal to them. They showed immense courage and made great sacrifices. Today, we remember.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

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