GENEVA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- World powers and Iran will resume talks here in Geneva on Tehran's nuclear program next Wednesday, said a statement released by the European Union on Friday.
The political directors of the P5+1 group, namely China, France, Russia, Britain, the United States, plus Germany, and Iran will meet on Dec. 17 in Geneva "for a one-day meeting to continue diplomatic efforts towards reaching a longterm, comprehensive solution," read the statement from EU.
According to reports from Iranian official IRNA news agency, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that two days before the talks, preliminary bilateral talks will be held between Iran and P5+1 delegations. Araqchi told IRNA that all nuclear issues will be discussed in this round of talks.
Iran and the world powers have agreed to extend the nuclear talks and the Geneva deal for another seven months after the talks failed to meet the deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement last month.
In the wake of the deal in November, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that sides would meet again in December to discuss the tough Iranian nuclear issue, and the expert-level meeting would start soon, aiming at a political deal within four months.
Iran has been a target of UN sanctions due to its alleged attempts to build nuclear weapons. The West accuses Iran of developing nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian nuclear programs, which Iran has denied, insisting that its nuclear programs are for peaceful purposes only.
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