After a meeting today between Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt and the Iranian Ambassador Rasoul Movahedian, an FCO spokesperson said: "Following recent concerns over a number of human rights cases in Iran, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt today met with the Iranian Ambassador Rasoul Movahedian. The Minister discussed a range of cases, including…the trial of the seven Baha'i leaders… These cases are indicative of a continued unwillingness by Iran to follow even its own judicial standards and due process. In each case, the Minister made clear UK concerns, and urged Iran to fulfil its international obligations, as well as its responsibilities to its own citizens under the Iranian constitution. Mr Burt said: "I hope Iran recognises that international scrutiny will not dissipate with time - the British Government is committed to raising these issues regularly and ensuring that those unfairly persecuted in Iran are not ignored."
UK: Meeting between FCO Minister Alistair Burt and Iranian Ambassador
18 August 2010