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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that Tehran will participate in the upcoming talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) with firm determination, according to Iran’s state agency.
“We have come here with a decisive will” and seek to defend the Iranian nation’s nuclear rights, Zarif said upon arrival in Vienna on Tuesday, where he is due to meet EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and the representatives of the six world powers.
He noted that Iran and the G5+1 are scheduled to hold three other rounds of talks by July 20, he said none of the seven delegations have prepared any draft agreement, although they have certain issues in mind.
Zarif and his negotiating team are also accompanied by a team of legal advisors and experts in this round of the talks.
His remarks came as the new round of talks between Iran and the world powers will kick off in Vienna on May 14.
Deputy chief negotiators from Iran and the sextet wrapped up their last round of talks in Vienna on April 9. The talks were headed by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi and EU foreign policy deputy chief Helga Schmidt.
The talks started on April 8 by a session presided by Ashton and Zarif at the UN headquarters in Vienna, and continued by a meeting among the deputy chief negotiators of the seven nations.
Source: Irna
