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Article: Foreign Secretary statement on Gillian Gibbons.
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- December 3, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 December 2007-UK Government: Foreign Secretary statement on Gillian Gibbons(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said:
"I was very pleased to be called this morning by the Sudanese Acting Foreign Minister to be told of Gillian Gibbons' pardon. I welcome President al-Bashir's intervention, which has ended this episode.
"Gillian's welfare has been our priority at every stage. That remains the case. I am grateful for the strenuous efforts of the British Ambassador, her team in Khartoum and officials here in London since Gillian was arrested a week ago.
"I want to ...