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Iran’s top nuclear negotiator and EU foreign policy chief start second round of bilateral talks

Iran Materials 24 May 2012 11:04 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 24/Trend D.Khatinoglu/

Iranian top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy cheif Catherine Ashton started bilateral face-to-face nuclear talks in Baghdad, Fars News Agency reported on May 24.

Iran and world major powers held the first round of Baghdad negotiations yesterday. Ashton and Jalili's first separate talks were held on Wednesday as well.

According to the report, after Jalili-Ashton negotiations, the second round of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 will start.

Iran and P5+1 offered separate proposals together during yesterday talks.

IRNA reported yesterday that the Iranian delegation to nuclear talks on Wednesday offered a five-pivot package of proposals to representatives of Group 5+1 led by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

At the same time, Ashton's spokesman stated on the sidelines of talks between the P5+1 countries and Iran on Wednesday that world powers have submitted a proposal to Iran to reduce uranium enrichment during the Baghdad nuclear talks.

The IRNA reported that the proposal related to 20-percent enriched uranium, but Michael Mann did not explain further details of the proposal.

Western countries are concerned that Iran may develop a hidden military nuclear plant, but Iran rejects the claims, saying its nuclear program is intended to be peaceful.

So far, UNSC has adopted four rounds of economic sanctions against Iran.The U.S. and EU have slapped even more sanctions on Iran, demanding it to put a halt on its uranium enrichment program and show transparency in its nuclear activities.

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