Foreign Secretary speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister
William Hague welcomes implementation of interim nuclear deal and reinforces need for a negotiated political transition in Syria.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to his Iranian counterpart today. After the call, a Foreign Office spokesperson said:
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary spoke this afternoon to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. 皇冠体育appy discussed a number of issues, including the conflict in Syria, Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme and bilateral relations between our two countries.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary welcomed the entry into force yesterday of the Joint Plan of Action on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme, describing it as an important milestone and a positive step towards addressing some of the most serious concerns about Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme. He reiterated to Foreign Minister Zarif the UK鈥檚 strong commitment to working with our E3+3 partners and Iran to achieve a full diplomatic resolution to this issue, and to beginning negotiations on a comprehensive settlement next month.
皇冠体育app Ministers discussed the conflict in Syria. 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary emphasised the importance of the as the basis for ending the conflict in Syria, and said the UK remained open to working with Iran on that basis in the future.
Both Ministers welcomed visits by respective non-resident Charg茅s d鈥橝ffaires and agreed that bilateral relations should develop on a reciprocal and step-by-step basis.
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