19 Apr 2024
Thursday 7 November 2013 - 12:54
Story Code : 62883

Irans Zarif, EUs Ashton meet in Geneva

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is also the countrys top negotiator, and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who oversees diplomacy with Iran on behalf of the six world powers, had a working breakfast in Geneva this morning.



During their working breakfast, Zarif and Ashton consulted on the latest developments regarding the talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany).

According to Tasnim dispatches, the new round of talks between the two sides will be kicked off at 11a.m. local time (1000GMT).

The two sides held a previous round of talks in the same Swiss city on October 15 and 16.

Iranian team of negotiators, comprised of five members and led by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in Geneva on Wednesday.

During the October talks, Iran presented a three-step plan with the aim of bringing the standoff over its nuclear program to an end.

The Iranian plan's formal name was "An End to the Unnecessary Crisis and a Beginning for Fresh Horizons."

By Tasnim News Agency

 

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