▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁independent ▁criminal ▁trib unal ▁into ▁the ▁down ing ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁M H 1 7 . ▁Although ▁Russia ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁resolution , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁widely ▁pra ised ▁by ▁other ▁deleg ates ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁and ▁for ▁her ▁strong ▁statement ▁following ▁the ▁v eto ▁that ▁" the ▁anticip ated ▁exc uses ▁and ▁ob f us cation ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁should ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁the ▁ut most ▁dis d ain ". ▁ ▁Iran ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁paid ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Iran , ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁India . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁government ▁minister ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁country ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁having ▁been ▁personally ▁invited ▁by ▁Iran ' s ▁foreign ▁minister , ▁Moh amm ad ▁J av ad ▁Zar if . ▁They ▁discussed ▁the ▁proposed ▁nuclear ▁deal ▁and ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Iran ian ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Bishop ▁wore ▁a ▁head scar f ▁or ▁a ▁hat ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁her ▁visit , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁sh ake ▁hands ▁with ▁male ▁dign itar ies ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁off ending ▁local ▁sens ib ilities . ▁She ▁received ▁some ▁criticism ▁for ▁doing ▁so , ▁with ▁Andrew ▁Bol t ▁r het or ically ▁asking ▁whether ▁she ▁should ▁have ▁" sub j ug ated ▁herself " ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁law . ▁Head ▁cover ings ▁are ▁not ▁mand atory ▁for ▁foreign ▁women ▁visit ing ▁Iran . ▁In ▁response ,