Iran And Britain To Hold Talks In New York

The British and Iranian foreign ministers will meet in New York later this month in a bid to restore diplomatic ties.

Both countries want to improve relations following the attack on the British embassy in Tehran in November 2011, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said.

The talks between British Foreign Minister William Hague and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, she added.

"They will be meeting, but we have no further details at this stage," she said.

Mr Zarif set up his Twitter account at the beginning of September

There have been signs of a thawing relationship between Tehran and the West following former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's departure in June.

President Hassan Rouhani is slowly taking control of the country while trying to strike a more reconciliatory tone following Mr Ahmadinejad's turbulent years in office.

Mr Zarif, a moderate who studied at Denver University and has spent some time in the West, recently took to Twitter to send a Happy New Year message to the Jewish community.

The UK suspended diplomatic relations with Iran after demonstrators stormed its Tehran embassy - an attack Britain said appeared to be state-sponsored.

Hardline students stormed the UK embassy in November 2011

But British Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs last week: "We have effectively reached out to the Iranian government after the recent elections. And I have written to President Rouhani, so we are prepared to start trying to have a relationship with them."

The UN has imposed a number of crippling sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, which the West suspects has a military angle.

Iran denies this, saying its nuclear activities have peaceful purposes like power generation and cancer treatment.

President Rouhani has put Mr Zarif in charge of nuclear talks with world powers; it was previously under the control of Iran's top security body.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama has confirmed he exchanged letters with Mr Rouhani over Syria, but the two men have not spoken directly.

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