On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told the country’s House of Commons that in his talks with Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York the two “have discussed how to improve the functioning of the UK-Iran bilateral relationship.
“I have made it very clear to Mr Zarif that we are open to more direct contact and further improvements in our bilateral relationship. We have therefore agreed that both our countries will now appoint a non-resident chargé d’affaires tasked with implementing the building of relations, including interim steps on the way towards eventual re-opening of both our embassies, as well as dialogue on other issues of mutual concern.
