Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 16 January 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on Iran's nuclear programme and the use of (a) sanctions and (b) other policies; and whether the impact of those policies on UK troops was discussed.
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary discusses the issue of Iran's nuclear programme regularly with the US Secretary of State. The US is also part of the E3+3 group of countries that is leading the international community in seeking a negotiated solution to this issue and which therefore meets regularly to co-ordinate our approach. That approach is based on a generous offer to Iran should they suspend their proliferation sensitive activities and the threat of sanctions should they continue to refuse to do so. Through the E3+3, the Government and the US have played an important role in securing three United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Iran, two of which have focused on sanctions. The E3+3 are committed to a diplomatic solution to the concerns of the international community about the Iranian nuclear programme. We have not specifically discussed the impact of these policies on UK troops.
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