Secretary of State Don Jamieson announced today that the Canadian government has accepted Israel’s request to protect its interests in Iran following the severance of diplomatic relations between those countries on Feb. 16. He said Canada has obtained Iran’s concurrence in accordance with international practice. A communique released by the Department of External Affairs here stated:
“When one country believes that, for its own reasons, It can no longer continue in diplomatic relations with another state, accepted international procedure is for the country affected to seek an impartial third party to protect its interests. As a matter of good policy, the government of Canada might be helpful to countries involved in situations of this sort. Canada protects Israel’s interests in Cuba since the breaking of diplomatic relations in 1973.”
The Department of External Affairs will receive from the Israeli government a list of specific items of interest which will be transmitted to the Canadian Embassy in Teheran for future dealings between the Embassy and the new Iranian government concerning the protection of Israel’s nationals, its property and financial interests in Iran.
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