Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to engage in real negotiation about nuclear programme
Speaking Wednesday after meeting with E3+3 foreign ministers in New York, Foreign Secretary William Hague made clear that the international community was united in calling for Iran to adhere to its international obligations and return to talks.

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary said that the E3+3 were 鈥渟peaking with one voice鈥� on sanctions and called on 鈥淚ran to engage in real dialogue about its whole nuclear programme.鈥� He stressed that he would reiterate this message when he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki later Wednesday.
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鈥溁使谔逵齛pp unity of the E3+3 shows Iran that they can鈥檛 just walk away and refuse to talk about this. 皇冠体育app world is not going to forget this.鈥�
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary emphasised that the nuclear issue is at the top of the world鈥檚 agenda because 鈥渋t threatens to bring about a nuclear arms race across the Middle East鈥�.
鈥淭his is the world saying this to Iran鈥� Iran should not underestimate the strength of feeling in the international community or the determination to deal with this issue. But nor should they underestimate our readiness to have the dialogue about it, to have talks provided they鈥檙e really meaningful about the whole nuclear programme. So it鈥檚 a twin track approach - sanctions which put Iran under pressure, but also the offer of negotiations which mean we can sort out this problem in the interests of the peace of the whole world鈥�.
Commenting on the Middle East Peace Process, the Foreign Secretary said: 鈥淒irect talks have started. 皇冠体育appy鈥檝e started in a good atmosphere from what everybody has said鈥�.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK is playing a strong role. We have played a strong role in encouraging the Palestinians to enter talks鈥�, and over the weekend 鈥淚 have again put it to the Israelis that it is important to continue the freeze on settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We owe it to all involved to find a solution. We look to all involved to make a success of these talks and find a two state solution in the Middle East.鈥�