Ireland Says Considering to Reopen Embassy in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said Dublin plans to reopen its embassy in Tehran in a bid to cement trading ties with the Middle East’s second-largest economy following a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
“Ireland’s diplomatic network is subject to ongoing review to ensure that our resources are aligned with the greatest needs and opportunities,” Flanagan told The Irish Times on Sunday.
“In this context, I am very conscious of the political, economic and trade factors in favor of opening of a resident diplomatic mission in Iran with the primary aim of assisting Irish companies who wish to avail of the new trade opportunities now opening up there,” he said.
Ireland had an embassy in Tehran until 2011, but it was closed as part of wider reduction in diplomatic missions prompted by the north Atlantic country’s financial crisis.
Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on July 14, 2015 reached a conclusion over the text of a comprehensive 159-page deal on Tehran’s nuclear program and started implementing it on January 16.
The comprehensive nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has terminated all the nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran.
