Tehran, YJC. Deputy Foreign Minister says an exact date for the Iran-5+1 meeting is not yet decided.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Majid Takht Raranchi who was
speaking in a meeting addressing the 11th administration’s progress
in the nuclear case stated that in the next two weeks to come a number of
European foreign ministers are to visit Iran.
He pointed out that no exact date has been assigned yet for Iran’s
next round of talks with the 5+1, adding, "We cannot say for sure the date for
the expert negotiations of Iran and 5+1, but in early September we will have
some talks with 5+1.”
He maintained that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Zarif and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy for the European Union Catherine Ashton will meet early September.
"Due to the August holiday in Western countries there will
be no negotiations in this month, but various programs for bilateral talks are
scheduled for late August and early September,” he further said.
The Deputy Foreign Minister in Europe and Americas Affairs also
said that a number of foreign ministers will be visiting Iran in the two weeks
ahead, adding "Besides these meetings, the Foreign Minister will travel to a
number of European countries.”