European Affairs

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 12:43 pm on 18 June 2008.

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Photo of David Miliband David Miliband Foreign Secretary 12:43, 18 June 2008

I do not think that there is any confusion, in this Government or elsewhere, about the fact that deployments are made on the basis of our own decisions, or that the question of insignia raises doubts. Whether in Chad or in Palestine, it is a good thing that these forces are working together without any loss of their national identity. The British forces remain proud of having the British flag on their uniforms, but it is reasonable for them to choose to have other insignia as well.

On Iran, on 2 May I chaired a meeting of E3 plus 3 Foreign Ministers in London, which agreed a renewed offer to Iran of economic, scientific and political co-operation—the second half of our dual-track sanctions and incentives approach. This was delivered to Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki and its nuclear negotiator Jalili on Saturday by five political directors and Javier Solana, the high representative for the common foreign and security policy. We look to Iran to ensure co-operation with the international community, including on civilian nuclear power, or face continued and growing sanctions.