§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps in concert with Her Majesty's Government and their partners in the EC to include on the agenda of the current session of the United Nations General Assembly proposals for concrete measures to exert pressure on the Iranian Government to improve human rights.
§ Mr. HurdIn my speech of 22 September at the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the European Community and its member states, I made it clear that Iran's human rights record will affect the extent to which closer relations with and confidence in Iran can be developed. The United Nations Secretary-General's special representative on human rights in Iran, Mr. Galindo-Pohl, will present a report to the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Together with our EC partners, we will work to ensure that his report's findings are fully reflected in any resolution adopted at the General Assembly.