Iran may have meeting with European troika in coming weeks

Tehran and the European troika – France, Germany and the UK – will likely hold meetings in the coming weeks, said Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, Report informs via Press TV.

Gharibabadi stressed that Iran’s talks with any country are solely based on the national interests and security of the Islamic Republic.

Referring to the latest round of talks with political directors of the three European countries, he added that they were conducted as a continuation of the discussions from the three previous rounds held in Geneva and New York.

“We agreed to continue our contacts. The issue is of importance, covering the lifting of sanctions as well as the nuclear issue and the expectations of both sides,” Gharibabadi said in an interview with Iran’s Tasnim news agency.