Tehran, YJC. Iran and the sextet have launched a new round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program in the Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday.
The plenary session attended by Iran and the Group 5+1 (the
five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany) aims to find a final deal
to end over a decade of impasse over Iran’s nuclear issue.
The talks are held at the level of experts and deputy
foreign ministers.
The Iranian Deputy FMs Minister Abbas Araqchi and Majid
Takht Ravanchi are leading the Iranian delegation in the talks.
Earlier the US Department of State had announced that Acting
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Felicia Swindells, James Timbie, Kevin
Veal, Newell Highsmith, Paul Irwin, Robert Malley, and Julia Jacoby form the US
delegation were attending the talks.
Helga Schmid, Deputy Secretary General for the EU's External
Action Service has also joined the talks.
Diplomatic delegations from Iran and the US held bilateral
meetings in Geneva On Monday and Tuesday for the second consecutive day.
The Iranian delegation held meetings with the Russian and
Chinese envoys earlier on Wednesday.
Iran and the Group 5+1 (also known as the P5+1 or E3+3)
wrapped up a week of intensive nuclear talks in Vienna on November 24 without
reaching the long-awaited deal.