Reducing ties with Britain on Majlis agenda: MP

Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA -- Rapporteur of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Sunday that in reaction to human rights remarks made by the UK ambassador to Iran, Simon Gass, the parliament considers a plan to reduce ties with Britain.

Talking to IRNA, Kazem Jalali added that the commission will review the plan next week.

He recalled that the plan was drawn up last year by several members of parliament and Majlis put it on its agenda months ago.

Given interference of the British envoy in Iranian national affairs which is blatant negligence of the diplomatic norms, he said that Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will present the plan to Majlis for debate in a formal session.

Referring to the interference of the British officials in Iran's internal affairs and recent statements by the head of MI6 John Sawers who had obviously spoken of intelligence operations in Iran, Jalali said that under such circumstances, reducing relations with Britain seems necessary.

Jalali said that given the dark record of Britain in the massacre of people, the British officials are not qualified for the human rights advocacy.

Condemning beating to injury of the students in Britain, he said that the British officials had better deal with the human rights situation in their own country rather than make comments on Iran human rights record./end