First UK minister visits Iran since US withdrawal from nuclear deal

amnlive (63)in #news • 6 years ago

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - A fresh round of bilateral talks between Iran and the United Kingdom kicked off on Saturday, with a visit to Tehran from the UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt.

Burt is the first UK minister to visit Iran since the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) in May, a move that was criticised by all the other signatories, including the UK.

The talks with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi reportedly focused on bilateral economic cooperation following the US pullout from the JCPOA, as well as seeking financial and monetary mechanisms between the two countries, that could bypass US unilateral sanctions.

Burt was also expected to discuss the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Anglo-Iranian journalist that was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for espionage.

Source: Ruptly

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