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Iran in direct talks with UK
01/04/2007 22:08 - (SA)
Tehran - Iran confirmed on Sunday that it was in direct talks with Britain over 15 British naval personnel captured off Iraq, saying contacts had never been cut.
"They were never cut and so there was no need to restart them," an Iranian official told AFP, speaking under condition of anonymity.
"And the sign for this is that the two countries' foreign ministries have been exchanging messages. "Iran has never wanted to close the diplomatic path, unless the British government creates such conditions."
In an interview from Afghanistan earlier on Sunday, British Defence Secretary Des Browne said: "We are in direct bilateral communication with the Iranians and they know that not only are we in a very clear position, but that we have the support of almost all of the international community."
- AFP
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