Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 17 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) members of his Department have had with representatives of the Russian Government on recent developments in Russian-Iranian negotiations concerning the repatriation of spent nuclear fuel; what impact an agreement will have on UK policy toward Iran; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he and (b) members of his Department have had with representatives of the Russian Government on recent developments in Russian-Iranian negotiations concerning the repatriation of spent nuclear fuel; what impact an agreement will have on UK policy toward Iran; and if he will make a statement. [131529] Mr. Rammell: This issue was most recently addressed in a wide-ranging discussion which my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary had with the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Every opportunity is used to raise our concerns, both in ministerial and official contacts, about the negotiations between Russia and Iran on the return of spent nuclear fuel.

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