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Monday 24 August 2015 - 23:15
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Britain should cease interventionist policy toward Iran: Larijani

Britain should cease interventionist policy toward Iran: Larijani
Irans Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on the British governmentto drastically change its interventionist approach toward Irans domestic issues if it really seeks a new beginning in relations with Tehran.

The British governments behavior concerningon-off interferencein Irans internal affairs in the past shouldchange and Iranian people should not feel that Britains approach toward them is unfriendly and ambiguous said Larijani in a Monday meeting with visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in Tehran.

The top Iranian lawmaker further slammed certainWestern governments for adoptingdouble standards in dealing with important issues such as fightingterrorism, narcotics, human rights and foreign occupation, saying those who created Takfiri terrorism and provided arms and weapons to terror groups should now take responsibility for their wrong policies.

The British foreign secretary, for his part, admitted the fact that Britain has a negative record in the minds ofIranians, saying, however, that no one should be stalled in the past and there must be a move forward.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (L) is seen during a meeting with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in Tehran on August 24, 2015. (ICANA photo)[/caption]

Hammond also hailed a July 14 nuclear agreement between Iran and sixglobal powers, saying that the world has come to understandthat Tehran ismaking strides toimproveits relations with governments around the world.

Hammond said the reopening of the British embassy in Tehran, which he supervised on Sunday, was a new step in opening up new horizons in relations between the two countries.

The top diplomat also urged more parliamentary cooperation and dialogbetween Iranian and British lawmakers in various fields, including the fight against Daesh Takfiri group and the issue of narcotics.

Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday ina first such visit by a British foreign secretary since 2003. In his two-day trip, he held meetings with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

By Press TV
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