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鈥溾�� gives Iranians the opportunity to find out more about the UK and our policies. It aims to provide an accurate and undistorted picture of the UK鈥檚 policies towards Iran and the Middle East. It provides information about life and culture in the UK, applying for visas and visiting the UK. 皇冠体育app improved social media presence, including new , and accounts, aims to harness the power of social media, opening up new channels of communication to engage Iranians in open conversation.

皇冠体育app Iranian Government has consistently sought to deny its people freedom of expression, through regulation and censorship of the internet and media. Following the closure of our embassy last year, the UK is particularly keen to stay in touch with Iranians online.

Speaking in a , the Foreign Secretary highlighted the 鈥渢remendous鈥� cultural and people-to-people links between the UK and Iran, in spite of regime attempts to isolate their people from the outside world. He highlighted the UK鈥檚 determination to keep open these channels of communication, including online.

Announcing the launch of the website, he said that the purpose was 鈥渢o give information about the United Kingdom and our policies towards Iran, but also to make it possible to have discussions, to ask questions. We welcome your participation in this site.鈥�

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary acknowledged that 鈥渞elations are clearly difficult between our governments鈥�. But he said 鈥渨e want to be as open as we can to the people of Iran鈥�. Looking forward to Norouz, the Persian New Year next week, he said 鈥渨e do want links between our people to continue and in the future to be able to thrive鈥� and I hope that the year 1391 will be a year, whatever strong disagreement between our governments, in which the history and culture and nature of our peoples can still be celebrated and the contact between them can be strengthened and enjoyed.鈥�