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<p>We have not been able to obtain access to Mr Foroughi since his detention in May
2011. The Iranian Government does not recognise dual nationality for Iranian citizens.
Our requests for consular access to detainees have been rejected on these grounds.
We regularly express our concerns about all of our consular cases at high level with
the Iranian Government.</p><p>Prime Minister David Cameron raised these issues in
a letter to President Rouhani on 19 October and again in a telephone call on 19 January.
Most recently this was raised by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond)
during Foreign Minister Zarif’s visit to London on 5 February. I am also keeping a
close interest in Mr Foroughi’s case, having recently met with his son in London on
1 December and 14 January.</p>
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