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British minister satisfied with recent Iran-EU agreement

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

London, Nov 18, IRNA -- British Foreign Office Minister for the 
Middle East Baroness Symons here Wednesday expressed her 
satisfaction with signing the recent agreement between Iran and the 
European big trio on Iran`s nuclear programs. 
"We believe that the time is ripe for implementation of the 
agreement," she told the visiting Iranian Minister of Industries and 
Mines, Es`haq Jahangiri. 
She referred to the agreement as an appropriate ground for 
confidence-building between the two sides and underlined the need to 
begin Iran-EU economic negotiations as soon as possible. 
"We are interested in maintaining the current friendly atmosphere 
and making decisions on the basis of the current situation," she 
reiterated. 
The British private sector is very much interested in bilateral 
cooperation with Iran, she said, adding that London will definitely 
support Iran`s membership at the World Trade Organization (WTO) during
the upcoming meeting of its general council. 
Supporting Iran`s membership at WTO is a commitment of Britain, 
France and Germany towards Iran according to the Paris nuclear 
agreement. 
For his part, the Iranian minister expressed his satisfaction with
inking the recent agreement with the European Union and called on the 
European side to materialize their commitments as soon as possible. 
Timely measures to be taken by the British government will help 
confidence building in bilateral cooperation, he added. 
Referring to the existing obstacles in the way of expansion of 
Tehran-London trade cooperation, Jahangiri called for political 
support for economic participation and making investment in Iran by 
British companies. 
Jahangiri, heading a 25-man economic delegation, arrived here 
Tuesday afternoon on a four-day visit. 
Jahangiri`s visit is taking place at the official invitation of 
British Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt. 
Jahangiri is to review issues of mutual interest with several 
British economic officials. He is also to meet British tradesmen and 
Iranian investors and businessmen residing in Britain. 
The Iranian minister also attended a one-day conference entitled 
`Fueling Economic Growth in Iran` in London on Wednesday. 
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