Cameron is expected to meet with President Hassan Rouhani in the next two days in New York.
The meeting will showcase to the world a significant thaw in diplomatic relations between the countries.
Cameron will also try to rope in Rouhani into the global flight against Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria.
Cameron will speak at the UN climate summit later on Tuesday.
Meanwhile UK’s Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond met the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. This was their first bilateral meeting between the two leaders.
Speaking after the meeting, Hammond said: ‘I met foreign minister Zarif in New York on Tuesday. We discussed bilateral relations and reaffirmed our commitment to reopen our Embassies once the necessary practical arrangements can be made.
‘I also raised the UK’s continuing concerns about Iran’s approach to human rights, in particular the
treatment of a number of British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran, including Ghoncheh Ghavami.’
‘We discussed Iran’s nuclear programme. I stressed that it remains in all our interests to reach an agreement which addresses international security concerns and begins to rebuild global confidence in Iran as an international partner. I was clear with foreign minister Zarif that the UK remains committed to securing a deal, but Iran needs to show more realism and flexibility in order for negotiations to succeed,’ he added.
Britain has decided to reopen its embassy in Tehran.
The meeting will showcase to the world a significant thaw in diplomatic relations between the countries.
Cameron will also try to rope in Rouhani into the global flight against Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria.
Cameron will speak at the UN climate summit later on Tuesday.
Meanwhile UK’s Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond met the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. This was their first bilateral meeting between the two leaders.
Speaking after the meeting, Hammond said: ‘I met foreign minister Zarif in New York on Tuesday. We discussed bilateral relations and reaffirmed our commitment to reopen our Embassies once the necessary practical arrangements can be made.
‘I also raised the UK’s continuing concerns about Iran’s approach to human rights, in particular the
treatment of a number of British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran, including Ghoncheh Ghavami.’
‘We discussed Iran’s nuclear programme. I stressed that it remains in all our interests to reach an agreement which addresses international security concerns and begins to rebuild global confidence in Iran as an international partner. I was clear with foreign minister Zarif that the UK remains committed to securing a deal, but Iran needs to show more realism and flexibility in order for negotiations to succeed,’ he added.
Britain has decided to reopen its embassy in Tehran.