Araqchi Briefs Experts Assembly On N-talks

Tehran, March 4, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister and senior member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team Abbas Araqchi briefed the Experts Assembly meeting on the procedure of talks with the 5+1 here on Tuesday. He said Iran regards as a success the agreement with the 5+1 to do 3.5 percent enrichment. Araqchi reiterated that Iran conceded to halt its 20 percent enrichment activities because it did not need it. As for the recent remarks of the IPEC Zionist lobby in the US regarding nuclear talks between Iran and the 5+1, he said they just served to feed domestic circles. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was initially to address the meeting but he was replaced by his deputy because of a trip to Japan. Araqchi further outlined Iranˈs achievements in the talks./end