Iran’s foreign ministry announced on Monday that the European Union’s coordinator for talks between Iran and world powers over saving a 2015 nuclear deal will visit Tehran this week,
“The agenda for talks (with Enrique Mora) in Tehran is nearly finalised,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.“He will meet with Ali Bagheri, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator.”
Mora's date of arrival in Tehran has not been confirmed, but local press reported he is expected on Tuesday.
Iran and the US have been engaged in long-running indirect negotiations in the Austrian capital to revive the deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia.
Talks to revive the deal resumed early last year. So far, no deal was reached. Earlier, Iran called for a new meeting “as soon as possible”.
The US has told Iran that should it seek sanctions relief out with that of the 2015 nuclear deal, it must first address Washington's concerns beyond the pact.
