Thursday, September 4, 2014

Iran, World Powers to Meet in New York on 18 September

Iran and the six major powers will resume their talks on Iranian nuclear program on 18 September in New York, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s spokesman, Michael Mann, announced Thursday.

“The talks between (P5+1) and Iran, led by High Representative Ashton, will continue in New York as of 18th September,” Mann said.

Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met on Monday in Brussels to prepare the groundwork for the upcoming talks in New York. Zarif said after the meeting that the two sides could still work out a comprehensive deal by 24 November deadline.

Photo credit: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (r.) and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meeting reporters in Brussels; 1 September 2014 (Jason Reed, Reuters)

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