Iran Nuclear Team Off To Geneva
Tehran – Iran’s nuclear negotiating team departed to Geneva on Monday.
The Iranian officials are to participate in the first round of talks to be held after extension of negotiation deadline between Iran and G5+1 for another seven months.
The Iranian delegation is headed by two deputies foreign minister Abbas Araqchi and MajidTakht-e Ravanchi.
During the talks, the Iranian negotiators will hold bilateral talks with members of delegations from US and other participating countries in the talks.
However, the focal point of the talks is meeting with the American delegation during which the two sides are to discuss all disputed issues.
Earlier, Araqchi told IRNA that the next round of talks between Iran and Group 5+1 will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 17, 2014 at the level of deputies foreign ministers.
Araqchi, who is Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said that two days before December 17, preliminary bilateral talks will be held between Iran and Group 5+1.
Araqchi said all nuclear issues will be discussed in this round of talks.
The last round of Iran-5+1 talks was held in Vienna, Austria, from November 17-24 at the level of foreign ministers.
Nuclear deal will be prelude to Iran-Germany cooperation, says Annen
Meanwhile,Foreign policy spokesman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Niles Annen said Sunday that Comprehensive Agreement on nuclear dispute with Iran would lead to enhanced economic cooperation between Iran and Germany.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting in Tehran with head of the Center for Strategic Studies of the Expediency Council Ali-Akbar Velayati, Annen said that the nuclear talks cannot continue forever.
Referring to longstanding relations between Iran and Germany, Annen said he hoped that reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran would help relations between the two countries return to the previous level.
The German lawmaker said he believes that everything is prepared for reaching an accord which would benefit interests of both Iran and Germany.
He said that the German government supports the international campaign against terrorism like Daesh and operates in unison with the governments working for the international peace and security.
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