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Foreign Secretary supports invitation to Iran to talks

Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes Baroness Ashton's invitation to Iran to talks on its nuclear programme

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon William Hague
Published
15 October 2010
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皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary supported Baroness Ashton鈥檚 invitation to Iran to talks on its nuclear programme with the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany (the 鈥淓3+3鈥�) in Vienna in mid-November.

He said: 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK fully supports this invitation. We hope Iran will now respond quickly and directly to the specific timing proposed by Baroness Ashton. Baroness Ashton鈥檚 invitation is the latest in a long series of good faith offers to negotiate.

鈥淲e need to see Iran turn its expressed willingness to talk into concrete discussions and steps to address the world鈥檚 concern about its nuclear programme.鈥�

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Published 15 October 2010