Iran

Answer: One of the effects of the diplomacy pursued by what has become known as the E3—the United Kingdom, under the Foreign Secretary, Germany and France—has been to build increasing unanimity and solidarity in the international community, increasing awareness of the dangers and increasing regret that Iran has, thus far, not taken the opportunity to try to resolve the matter diplomatically. The next step must surely be for Iran to re-engage in suspending the activities that breached its earlier promises and to try to do that before 6 March, when the next meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency takes place. Like the whole international community, I hope that Iran will take the opportunity to re-engage and try to find a diplomatic resolution of the problem.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Monday, 27 February 2006 by Louise Ellman (Labour).

Question: Is my right hon. Friend satisfied with the strength of the international resolve to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state? What does he believe the next step should be?

Secondary information

Type: Oral answer to question
Reference: 443 c8
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear weapons Nuclear power Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Iran
Link: View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk