Tehran, Iran, Jun. 16
By Milad Fashtami - Trend:
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on June 16 this his country is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting with the United States and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton later in the day in Austrian capital, Vienna.
Zarif is currently in Vienna on Monday morning for new a round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported on June 16.
Iranian minister will also have a working lunch with Ashton before the talks.
The five-day negotiations are aimed at drafting a final deal to settle the decade-long standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear energy program, Press TV reported.
The latest phase of diplomacy comes about five weeks ahead of a July 20th deadline for an agreement.
P5+1 is consisted of five permanent members of the UN Security Council (plus the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain) and Germany.