28 Mar 2024
Saturday 12 April 2014 - 14:19
Story Code : 92194

Iran nuclear diplomat known to US as tough, professional

When lead US negotiator Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman and Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and their teams met on the sidelines of nuclear talks in Vienna this week, US officials described the now commonplace encounter between the USand Iranian delegations as useful and professional.
Its now normal, a senior US administration official, speaking not for attribution, described the bilateral meeting with Araghchi to journalists at a briefing in Vienna on April 9.We met for about an hour and a half. We make sure that Iran understands our perspective on all of the issues under discussion, and theyre able to tell us directly their views about our views.

"Mr. Araghchi is a very professional negotiator and also a tough negotiator, Sherman toldAl-Monitorby email on April 11.

Araghchi, 53, the lone holdover from Saeed Jalilis nuclear negotiating team, has previously served as Irans envoy to Japan, Asian affairs deputyand briefly during Irans presidential campaign and transition last summer, as the spokesman for Irans Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

SinceHassan Rouhanitapped Mohammad Javad Zarif as Irans foreign minister and lead nuclear negotiator last August, Araghchi has been a key player in the nuclear talks thatproduced an interim deal last November, and a principal interlocutor in bilateral discussions with the United Statesaimed at advancing a comprehensive nuclear accord.

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