Iran-P5+1 talks start in Baghdad

The Iranian delegation is headed by Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili while the delegations of the six world powers are headed by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

Jalili, heading a delegation, arrived in Baghdad on Monday. He held talks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Hakim and Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain Shahristani on Tuesday.

The last round of the talks between Iran and the P5+1 – China, Russia, Britain, France, the US and Germany – was held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on April 14. Both sides hailed the discussions as constructive and agreed to hold the next round of negotiations in Baghdad.

Iran and the P5+1 had previously held two rounds of talks, one in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2010, and another in Istanbul, Turkey, in January 2011.

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