§ 27. Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom-Iranian relations. [14968]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe restored relations with Iran on 27 September 1990 on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in each other's affairs.
We and our European partners made clear at the European Council at Edinburgh in December 1992 that improvements in Iran's behaviour in a number of areas, particularly human rights, the fatwa on Rushdie and terrorism, would be important in determining the extent to which closer relations and confidence in Iran could be developed. This remains European Union policy.