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Iran’s negotiating team, led by Ali Bagheri Kani, held bilateral and trilateral meetings in Vienna on Sunday, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, ahead of Monday’s resumption of nuclear talks to salvage the 2015 agreement between Iran and major world powers.
“The Iranian team arrived on Saturday in Vienna and started meetings which continued on Sunday at an expert level with the heads of the Russian and Chinese negotiating teams, as well as the EU Coordinator Enrique Mora,” Iranian diplomat Mohammadreza Ghaebi told ISNA.
The meetings at the IAEA’s Vienna headquarters came ahead of a resumption of talks to salvage the landmark 2015 nuclear deal after former US president, Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement, dismaying the other world powers involved – Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
With the withdrawal, the US also reimposed sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the accord’s terms.
In response, the Islamic Republic has flouted many of the restrictions set on its nuclear programme.
The indirect negotiations in Vienna resume Monday after a five-month suspension imposed by Iran.
The new round begins after a hiatus triggered by the election of a new Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric.
#Iran DepFM and chief negotiator Ali Bagheri, leading a delegation, has arrived in Vienna. Iran and other #JCPOA members are expected to reconvene on Monday in Vienna to kick off new rounds of negotiations.
— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) November 27, 2021
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Source : france24
