Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
The first round of talks between Iran and the EU will be held in early February in Tehran, Iran's deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi said.
The talks will be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers, Iran's ISNA news agency quoted Takht-Ravanchi as saying Jan. 27.
The EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga Schmid is scheduled to attend the talks, the top Iranian diplomat said, adding the negotiations will cover various fields, including political, economic, regional and international topics.
The talks are planed to be held every six months in Tehran and Brussels, he added.
The talks come after implementation of the nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers, which led to removal of international sanctions on Iran.
Iran and the P5+1 group of countries (the US, France, the UK, China, Russia and Germany) in July 2015 agreed on a landmark nuclear deal to curb Tehran's sensitive nuclear activities in return for the lifting of international sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
The implementation of the deal started on Jan. 16, 2016.
"Actually, we will have a detailed agenda for talks with the EU," Takht-Ravanchi said, adding both sides will benefit from the negotiations and cooperation.
He further said that the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini is scheduled to visit Iran next spring for the second time.
Mogherini earlier paid a one-day visit to Tehran on July 28, 2015 following the historic nuclear deal. During the visit, Iran and the EU agreed to start talks on how to confront regional crises, such as terrorism.
According to Takht-Ravanchi, European commissioners will regularly pay visits to Iran.