Iran
(asked on 10th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) its Iranian counterparts and (b) others on the case of Ghoncheh Ghavami.
This question was answered on 17th November 2014
The British Government has raised its concern over the detention and welfare of Ghonceh Ghavami with the Iranian authorities on many occasions, including most recently on 9 November. Both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) discussed her case with President Rouhani and Foreign minister Zarif respectively in September. The FCO continues to provide consular assistance to Ms Ghavami’s family at this difficult time.
The British Government has raised its concern over the detention and welfare of Ghonceh Ghavami with the Iranian authorities on many occasions, including most recently on 9 November. Both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) discussed her case with President Rouhani and Foreign minister Zarif respectively in September. The FCO continues to provide consular assistance to Ms Ghavami’s family at this difficult time.