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Wednesday 20 November 2013 - 22:41
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Iran, six powers end 1st session of nuclear talks in Geneva

Iran, six powers end 1st session of nuclear talks in Geneva
Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany have finished the first session of negotiations over Tehrans nuclear energy program in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and the six powers participated in the talks while Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherin Ashton briefly attended the session.
"This was just a brief introductory session. There will now be bilateral meetings," one diplomat told AFP in Geneva on condition of anonymity.

Ahead of the preliminary session on Wednesday, the Iranian foreign minister and EU foreign policy chief held a meeting which was described by Zarif as good.
We talked about the trend of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1, Zarif told reporters after meeting Ashton, who is leading representatives from the six major world powers -- Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany in nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

We had a good conversation and discussed the ways we could continue this trend during these days of negotiations, the top Iranian nuclear negotiator stated.
Earlier on the day, Irans Deputy Foreign Minister and a member of the Iranian negotiating team Abbas Araqchi told reporters that Iran may sit for separate discussions with Russian, Chinese and US delegations.

He added that the Wednesday afternoon discussions will focus on how the talks need to proceed.

Both sides will put the text of a proposed deal over the Iranian nuclear issue on the agenda of Thursdays talks once progress is made in discussions on Wednesday.

During the last round of talks in Geneva on November 7-10, a first-step agreement was within reach but the position taken by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in favor of the Israeli regime and a lack of commitment by US Secretary of State John Kerry spoiled the negotiations.

By Press TV

 

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