Given the current level of diplomatic relations, there has been limited contact between the UK and Iran over the last 12 months. UK officials have met their Iranian counterparts at E3+3 nuclear talks, and in multilateral organisations. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. <?notus-xml column=842?> Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), wrote and spoke to the previous Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi, and will now meet Foreign Minister Zarif later this month in New York. The Prime Minister has written to President Rouhani. The UK is ready to improve bilateral relations with Iran on a step by step and reciprocal basis.