Nuclear talks to continue at deputy FMs level

Muscat, Nov 11, IRNA – Visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araqchi said Monday evening that nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 will be held on Tuesday at the deputy foreign ministers level. Araqchi added that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union nuclear coordinator Catherine Ashton will also be present in the talks. Speaking to reporters, the Iranian diplomat said, "Primary consultations will be held with Russia and China while talks with the European countries (France, Britain and Germany) will be in the form of group or bilateral meetings or both forms." "It is possible that bilateral talks with the US delegation continue on Tuesday either with or without the presence of a third party," Araqchi stressed. He noted nuclear talks will go on in Oman as long as it is deemed necessary./end