Iran, 5+1 talks on Thursday

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Nuclear talks between Iran and the Sextet will be held on Thursday in Vienna with Zarif and Ashton attending. Iran’s Foreign Ministry deputies Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi held trilateral meetings with US Undersecretaries of State William Burns and Wendy Sherman, and EU deputy foreign policy chief Helga Schmidt on Tuesday. Moreover, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Catherine Ashton had working dinner on Sunday evening. Zarif, Ashton and John Kerry are scheduled to meet on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iran’s negotiations with the 5+1 will be held on Thursday. For the time being, the meeting is planned to be in deputy level. On his arrival in Vienna on Tuesday morning, Zarif said a final agreement in this round of talks was unlikely, however, he expressed hope the talks would set the ground for progress in negotiations.