Iran to Hold Bilateral Nuclear Talks with Germany, UK, France


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and the European members of the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) are scheduled to hold separate bilateral meetings on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear energy program in the Austrian capital later this month.

Iranian negotiators will hold gatherings with representatives from Germany, Britain and France in Vienna on September 11.

The talks are part of regular bilateral meetings between Iran and the members of the Group 5+1 (alternatively known as the P5+1 or E3+3) which are negotiating to settle a decade-long standoff on Tehran’s nuclear case.

Meanwhile, top negotiators from Iran and the US have gathered in the Swiss city of Geneva to launch a three-day round of nuclear talks.

The Iranian team is led by Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi, while the US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman head the American delegation.

These nuclear talks come ahead of a forthcoming meetings among the seven nations, which are expected to continue negotiations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, due to be held in New York later this month.