§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action has been taken following a German court's judgment that the Iranian Government were responsible for the Mykonos cafe killing of Iranian dissidents in Germany. [1208]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe EU immediately issued a statement condemning the evidence of official Iranian involvement in these murders and withdrew its Heads of Mission for consultation. The UK associated itself fully with the Declaration issued by the EU General Affairs Council on 29 April 1997. This confirmed that there was no basis for the continuation of the Critical Dialogue between the EU and Iran. Measures were also adopted on ministerial visits, arms sales, visas and intelligence personnel. The EU council decided to keep the relationship with Iran under close review.