Former foreign secretary Jack Straw has led a delegation of British politicians to meet a group of Iranian MPs in Tehran.
It is hoped the five day tour will improve relations between the two countries.
Mr Straw told the Today programme that the delegation was "very well received in Iran", and that there was "a lighter atmosphere" than when ...
[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption]
A senior Iranian lawmaker has reiterated the Islamic Republics strong opposition to thedevelopment or possession of nuclear weapons.
Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran has mastered all aspects of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes ...
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that the country would never yield to pressures.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has proved that it will not yield to pressures," he said in a meeting with a UK parliamentary delegation here in Tehran, stressing that sanctions fail to prove effectively.
The Iranian Foreign Minister ...
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw reiterated that sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear program should be lifted soon.
"We are seeking for removal of sanctions soon and this will happen in a multilateral process and through talks. The British parliamentary group is trying to resolve the problem of visa and reopening ...
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in Tehran on Tuesday stressed the importance of mutual trust between Iran and the western countries.
Zarif pointed to the existing wall of mistrust between Iran and the West, and said, ?The prerequisite for reaching an understanding ...
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British parliamentary delegation enters Tehran
A four-member British parliamentary delegation, headed by former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, has arrived in the Iranian capital on a three-day visit.
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Iranian President ...
[caption id="attachment_37139" align="alignright" width="180"] Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw[/caption]
TEHRAN (ISNA)- A member of Presidium Board of Iranian Parliament announced that Iran has set conditions for the visit of the British parliamentary delegation to Iran.
The delegation headed by former British Foreign Secretary Jack ...
London, Jan 6, IRNA A British parliamentary delegation including 4 deputies visits Iran to discuss parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
The British delegation includes Jack Straw, member of House of Commons and former foreign secretary from Labor Party, Lord Norman Lamont, member of House of Lords and ex-finance secretary from Conservative ...