Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with his Iranian counterpart; and if he will make a statement.

The Foreign Secretary speaks regularly with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. He and his officials take every opportunity to discuss with Iran a wide range of issues, including nuclear non-compliance, regional stability and security, the release of our dual-nationals and Iranian human rights violations. The Foreign Secretary participated in a JCPoA ministerial meeting alongside the Iranian Foreign Minister, and other JCPoA participants on 21 December. The Joint Ministerial Statement following that meeting has been published on the Government's website.