Iran is ready to renew negotiations over its nuclear program with the six mediators group, the country’s ambassador to Russia has confirmed.
The talks may be held in Istanbul, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told Interafax news agency.
“If Turkey says it is willing to, we agree to have such a meeting in Turkey. As for the timing, we are waiting for [EU foreign policy and security chief] Ashton to have her word. The ball is not in the six mediators’ group’s court,” he said.
He added that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi had met Catherine Ashton on the sidelines of the Afghanistan conference in Bonn in December to discuss the issue.
The last round of comprehensive talks between Iran and the six mediators group, which includes the UK, China, France, Russia, the United States plus Germany, was held in Turkey’s port city of Istanbul in January 2011.
The talks, however, ended without resolution.
Iran insists its nuclear program is purely civilian while the West, led by the US and the UK, fears that the Islamic Republic has ambitions to develop atomic weapons.
Related posts:
Views: 0