{"id":38004,"date":"2014-01-21T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f044f9f3baee7df386e18e916f0f05c5"},"modified":"2014-01-21T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T14:34:19","slug":"press-release-foreign-secretary-speaks-to-iranian-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=38004","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Foreign Secretary speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to his Iranian counterpart today. After the call, a Foreign Office spokesperson said:<\/p>\n

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The Foreign Secretary spoke this afternoon to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. They discussed a number of issues, including the conflict in Syria, Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and bilateral relations between our two countries.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Secretary welcomed the entry into force yesterday of the Joint Plan of Action on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, describing it as an important milestone and a positive step towards addressing some of the most serious concerns about Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. He reiterated to Foreign Minister Zarif the UK\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The Ministers discussed the conflict in Syria. The Foreign Secretary emphasised the importance of the Geneva Communiqu\u00e9 of June 2012<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Both Ministers welcomed visits by respective non-resident Charg\u00e9s d\u2019Affaires and agreed that bilateral relations should develop on a reciprocal and step-by-step basis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

Follow the Foreign Secretary on twitter @WilliamJHague<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the UK Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires to Iran on twitter @AjaySharmaFCO<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the Foreign Office on twitter @foreignoffice<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the Foreign Office on facebook<\/a> and Google+<\/a><\/p>\n

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