however, to reiterate the comments of the right honorable member for north east bedfordshire -- alistair burt), is now the time to urge iran to do everything in her power to bring an end to the desperate civil war in syria? there are millions of refugees, and we have learned today that 11,000 children have been deliberately killed in syria, some at the hands of torturers. >> it is time to do that. it is too early to say whether the agreement on iran's nuclear program foreshadows any other changes in its foreign policy. we would of course like to see such changes, particularly in relation to syria. we, with other countries, have worked hard to assemble the geneva 2 peace conference and in the past two hours, the date of the conference has been announced, and it will take place on 22 january. i urge iran to play a constructive and helpful role in the peace process. >> following on from the excellent question by my right honorable friend the member for mid sussex -- nicholas soames -- on verification and inspection, does the foreign secretary agree that the iaea will need more resources to

that region of the world, including in syria, as my right honorable friend the member for north east bedfordshire (alistair burt) has rightly said; and end its involvement in the repression of religious minorities, including christians and jewish people, in iran? would it also not help if iran stopped the hate speech against israel, a recent example of which came from the supreme leader, who just a few days ago referred to israel as "the sinister, unclean rabid dog of the region"? that seems to have escaped the attention of the right honorable and learned member for north >> i agree on the importance of those issues and of iran changing its approach to them. clearly, the negotiations were solely on the nuclear program. it is right that they were, because in order to make progress, we must focus exclusively on that. however, in our wider discussions with iran, which have become possible with the upgrading of our diplomatic relations that i have announced, we will want to address the full range of issues, including the sponsorship of terrorism in other countries and the hate speech to which my hono