Maseru, March 20 -- RT HON LORD CAMERON, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFFAIRS

On 11 March, some 2.5 billion of us came together to celebrate the Commonwealth family. 75 years after the London Declaration, I joined this family's many nations, faiths and communities at a service at Westminster Abbey.

I was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Commonwealth agreed a new Charter, a milestone in our family's history. For the first time, we had a single document setting out our core values and shared goals.

Today, as Foreign Secretary, I want our family of nations working in partnership to uphold these values and fulfil these goals. I am proud of the work Commonwealth members do in partnership in areas r...