Non-Nuclear Topics Not Mooted in Talks with US, Iran’s FM Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Tasnim that the US negotiators have refrained from bringing up any subject other than the nuclear issues during the indirect talks that have been held in Muscat and Rome.
A new round of indirect talks between Iran and the US, mediated by Oman and held in the Italian capital, came to an end on Saturday afternoon.
Delegations from the two sides, led by Araqchi and the US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, held the talks at the Omani ambassador’s residence in Rome.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi exchanged messages between the two sides, like the previous round of talks in Muscat.
Speaking to Tasnim at the conclusion of the talks, Araqchi said Iran maintains that the negotiations should be confined to the nuclear subject alone.
He stated that the only topic of negotiations from the viewpoint of Iran is building trust about its peaceful nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions.
The foreign minister said the American negotiators have so far met those conditions.
Araqchi has already hailed the “good and forward-moving” negotiations in Rome, saying the two sides have managed to reach a better understanding on a series of principles and purposes.
Unveiling plans for the start of expert meetings, he said that “technical negotiations at the level of experts” will be held in Oman on Wednesday, April 23.
The foreign minister noted that the top negotiators will meet afterwards on Saturday to evaluate the results of the expert meetings and see how close they will be to an agreement.
