MOSCOW, July 16 (RIA Novosti) � The six world powers negotiating with Iran on its controversial nuclear program are committed to holding comprehensive talks with Tehran in the near future, the Russia�s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The ministry said the issue had been discussed earlier in the day in Brussels, at a meeting of senior diplomats from the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, and chaired by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

The sides have �particularly stressed their interest in holding the next full-format round of talks between Iran and the six nations in the near future, as soon as the Iranian side is ready,� the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Ashton said ahead of the meeting that the six nations expected to meet with the Iranian team of negotiators soon.

Iranian President-Elect�Hassan Rouhani, who won the June 14 vote, is expected to appoint the country�s new chief nuclear negotiator after taking office on August 5, Euronews said.

By Ria Novosti

 

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