VIENNA, November 23 (Sputnik) - The trilateral meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry, chief EU negotiator Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif was satisfactory, IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
The news outlet cited a source close to Iranian negotiators, who described the meeting as "good," adding, though, that it was too early to speak about the outcome of the talks.
It was the fifth meeting of the US, EU and Iranian chief negotiators since the last round of talks on Iranian nuclear program started on Tuesday.
.@JohnKerry, Baroness Ashton, and #Iran FM @JZarif discuss the future of Iran's nuclear program in Vienna, Austria. pic.twitter.com/hAPPQvXwTE
— Department of State (@StateDept) 22 ноября 2014
Tehran claims its nuclear development is aimed purely at civilian needs, such as meeting the country's growing energy needs. However, the West suspects Iran of developing a nuclear weapon under the guise of a peaceful program.
In 2013, the P5+1 group, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, agreed to reach a long-term deal with Tehran, which would guarantee the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program by July 2014. The deadline for the agreement was later postponed to November 24.
