Iran and UK to appoint charge d’affaires

British Deputy Foreign Secretary Simon Gass and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majit That met in Geneva within the framework of the talks of Iran and six mediators and agreed to keep diplomatic contacts at the level of charge d’affairs, RIA Novosti reports.British Foreign Secretary William Hague said a week ago that both states will appoint a charge d’affaires.British-Iranian relations broke after an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran in 2011. Iran’s accusing the UK of organizing the terrorist attacks in Tehran on November 29, 2010. Iranian nuclear specialist Majid Shahriyari was one of the targets of the blasts. Iran passed the bill ending relations with the UK in December 2010.

British Deputy Foreign Secretary Simon Gass and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majit That met in Geneva within the framework of the talks of Iran and six mediators and agreed to keep diplomatic contacts at the level of charge d’affairs, RIA Novosti reports.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said a week ago that both states will appoint a charge d’affaires.

British-Iranian relations broke after an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran in 2011. Iran’s accusing the UK of organizing the terrorist attacks in Tehran on November 29, 2010. Iranian nuclear specialist Majid Shahriyari was one of the targets of the blasts. Iran passed the bill ending relations with the UK in December 2010.