§ John RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made in the past six months of whether the governments of(a) Iran and (b) Syria have given support to terrorist groups. [164368]
§ Mr. RammellThe UK Government are concerned that Palestinian terrorist groups may draw support from inside Iran and Syria. We continue to press both the Iranian and Syrian authorities on this and. in Syria's case, on the activities of those groups with a presence in Syria. Separately, we have urged the Iranian Government to take effective action against any members of Al-Qaeda seeking refuge in Iran and the Syrian Government to act to stem the flow of terrorists into Iraq. We and EU partners have made clear that relations with both countries can only develop on the basis of action to address political concerns, including terrorism.