British Official optimistic about Tehran-London Ties in 2014

Britain’s non-resident charge d’affairs to Tehran Ajay Sharma felicitated the New Christian Year to the Iranian people, and expressed hope that 2014 would be a good year for the relations between the two countries, AVA Diplomatic reports.“Wishing a very Happy New Year to all Iranians, I Want 2014 to be a good year for UK-Iran relations, “Sharma wrote on his Tweeter page.

In September, Iran and Britain agreed to announce the names of their non-resident charges d’affaires.

In a meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York City on September 23, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his British counterpart William Hague discussed improvement of Tehran-London relations, Iran’s nuclear energy program as well as regional developments.

Later the two states named non-resident charge d’affairs to start mending their relations. In mid-November, Iranian non-resident Charge d’affairs in the UK Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh and his British counterpart Sharma held phone talks.

During their phone conversation, the Iranian and British officials agreed that the countries should exchange delegations in a bid to continue their cooperation.