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Iran’s deputy FM holds talks with E3 counterparts
IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has met and held talks with his EU triumvirate (E3) counterparts in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
“Continuing with diplomatic consultations with regional and extra-regional parties, we met our German, French, and British counterparts and discussed a range of issues and mutual concerns,” Bagheri Kani tweeted in Farsi on Tuesday.
The diplomat, who is also Iran’s top negotiator in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, had said in another tweet earlier on Tuesday that his trip to the UAE will be focused on bilateral ties and regional issues.
Russia threatens
tit-for-tat over Iran nuclear talks
IFP – Russia’s ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that Moscow’s position on the multilateral negotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal will depend on the West’s policy, but Moscow will respond in kind if it deems it necessary.
Ulyanov said in a tweet on Tuesday that the Western parties politicized the talks to the maximum possible extent, but their approach has failed to meet their interests.
Iran recorded 159 nuclear achievements last year:
AEOI chief
PRESS TV – The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said Monday the agency recorded 159 achievements in the previous Persian calendar year (ending March 20).