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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Iran for the first time on Monday for talks with the Iranian government on issues such as the future of the 2015 nuclear deal, his office said. in a statement.
In May, US President Donald Trump abandoned the deal, negotiated with five other world powers under the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama. Earlier this month, the United States reinstated sanctions targeting Iran's oil, banking and transportation sectors.
Hunt 's office said it would meet Iran' s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and that he would point out that the UK is committed to the nuclear deal as long as it 's not going to happen. Iran will stick to its terms. It will also address European efforts to maintain the easing of nuclear sanctions.
"The Iranian nuclear deal remains an essential element of stability in the Middle East, as it eliminates the threat of a nuclear Iran.It must be 100% respected to survive," Hunt said in a statement. .
"We will maintain our commitment as long as Iran does, but we must also put an end to the destabilizing activities of Iran in the rest of the region if we are to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing the region. is confronted. "
Hunt will also discuss the role played by Iran in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, his office said, and lobbied Iran to respect its human rights record. the man, calling for the immediate release of dual British and Iranian nationals detained on humanitarian grounds.
"I arrive in Iran with a clear message to the country's leaders: putting innocent people in jail can not and should not be used as a means of diplomatic pressure," he said.
