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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street, London, November 13, 2018. REUTERS / Simon Dawson
LONDON (Reuters) – 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. announced his office 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, and earlier this month, the United States reinstated sanctions targeting the oil sectors , banking and transport of Iran.
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 Iran nuclear deal remains an essential element of stability in the Middle East by eliminating the threat of a nuclear Iran. To survive, it needs 100% compliance, "Hunt said in a statement before the visit.
"We will respect our market share as long as Iran does. But we must also stop the destabilizing activities of Iran in the rest of the region if we want to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing the region. "
Hunt will also discuss Iran's role in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, his office announced, and pressurize Iran's human rights record, calling for the immediate release of those with double 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.
Reportage of Kylie MacLellan; Edited by Janet Lawrence
