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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru). It was answered on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iran

Question
I am pleased that the talks last weekend were described as ““fruitful”” and co-operative—I think those were the words—which is useful of course. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that we need to keep up a maximum dialogue between now and 23 May so that when the parties next convene for a formal discussion we can really look forward to concrete proposals?
Answer

Yes, of course the dialogue will be kept up, as will the maximum pressure in the form of the sanctions coming into place. The commitment to a second round of negotiations includes a commitment to discussions between officials between now and then in order to prepare those discussions in Baghdad.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
543 c165 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
EU action Iran
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk