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Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 July 2017. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Kamal Foroughi and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on the prison conditions of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi.

Answer

The Foreign Secretary raised the cases of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi when he last met his Iranian counterpart in February. I raised this matter with Deputy Foreign Minister Dr Ravanchi on 21 June and in my meeting with the Iranian Ambassador on 6 July.

We have repeatedly requested consular access so that we may be assured of the detainees' welfare and their access to any appropriate medical treatment, however, Iran does not recognise dual nationality and therefore does not grant us consular access. Nevertheless we shall continue to lobby the Iranian authorities about these cases at the highest levels at every opportunity.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5658
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Prisoners Iran Foroughi, Kamal Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Nazanin
Link
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