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Iranian deputy FMs meet their American counterpart Sherman in Geneva

Iran Materials 21 November 2013 09:52 (UTC +04:00)
Iranian deputy foreign ministers Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi met with their US negotiator Wendy Sherman in Geneva on Wednesday night.
Iranian deputy FMs meet their American counterpart Sherman in Geneva

Iranian deputy foreign ministers Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi met with their US negotiator Wendy Sherman in Geneva on Wednesday night, IRNA reported on Nov. 21.

The three diplomat discussed the trend of talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UNS Security Council members plus Germany).

Earlier, Araqchi and his German, British and French counterparts met on the sidelines of Iran-Six World Powers talks.

Araqchi met German Deputy Foreign Minister Hans Dieter Lucas, British Deputy Foreign Minister Simon Gass and French Deputy Foreign Minister Jacque Au Dieber.

Earlier in the day, Araqchi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov and his Chinese counterpart in Geneva.

Before the beginning of the new round of talks between Iran and the six world powers President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked on the phone.

Araqchi and his Chinese counterpart discussed the issues related to Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.

The Group 5+1 comprises the US, Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany and the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton presided over the meetings of the Group 5+1 with Iran.

The ongoing talks in Geneva are the third round of talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 in the past five weeks. The two sides have held two other rounds of talks on October 15-16 and November 7-9 previously.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Ashton met at 14:30 local time on Wednesday and before the new round of talks.

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