Taoiseach defends reopening the Irish embassy in IranBy Cillian Sherlock, PAThe Taoiseach has defended the decision to reopen an embassy in Iran. Simon Harris said the safety of staff at the Irish embassy is of “paramount” importance but stressed the benefits of ongoing diplomatic relations with Iran. In 2021, then-foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney announced the re-establishment of an Irish diplomatic presence in Iran. He said: “I mean, we have diplomatic relations with Russia – we utterly deplore the actions of Russia. “So, we can have diplomatic relations with a country and continue to call out that.”The Irish embassy is operating in space provided by the embassy of Germany – with a view to opening new premises early next year.

Source: Irish Independent October 13, 2024 20:10 UTC