EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has proposed reconvening long-stalled talks between world powers and Iran over its controversial nuclear programme in a month’s time, her spokesman said Saturday. ‘It is from 15th to 18th of November,’ spokesman Darren Ennis said, if possible in Vienna.| But if not the Euros will crawl to any venue ... |
‘We have always said that dialogue on cooperation with the Islamic republic of Iran is the only option,’ top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili told state television.
Dialogue between Iran and the group of 5+1 nations which Ashton represents—Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany—has been stalled since October 1, 2009, when the two groups met in Geneva.
Faced by deadlock, the United Nations Security Council on June 9 reinforced international economic sanctions, with the United States and EU taking separate measures—all of which Teheran brushed off as having no impact.