Russia, Iran FMs Meet in Vienna at Iran Nuclear Talks

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov concluded a meeting on Tehran’s nuclear program with his Iranian counterparts Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi in the Austrian capital Vienna, a source in the Russian delegation told Sputnik.

VIENNA (Sputnik) – International mediators and Iranian officials are meeting in Vienna ahead of the June 30 deadline for reaching a comprehensive agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. The deal is expected to ensure the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear activities and ease economic sanctions against Iran.

In April, the P5+1 group of international mediators comprising Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany worked out a framework agreement with Iran on managing the Islamic republic’s nuclear energy program.