Istanbul proposed as venue for talks on Iran's Nuclear Programme as Davutoğlu concludes visit to Tehran

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has concluded a two day visit to Iran. Speaking at a Press Conference with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Salehi,  Davutoğlu said that Turkey has delivered a Western offer to Tehran to renew negotiations over its nuclear programme. He expressed hope talks, stalled a year ago, could soon be revived. Davutoğlu said Salehi had "responded in kind" to "an expression of willingness by the West to resume negotiations" that he had brought. "We are waiting for a good result coming out of the willingness of the two parties to go back to the negotiating table," Davutoğlu told the news conference.

Salehi confirmed Iran was ready to return to talks with the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany (P5+1) at a time and place agreed by both sides. He said the EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who heads the P5+1 delegation, had suggested to Turkey that it host the talks and that Ankara had agreed. "Personally I think that Turkey is the best place for the talks to take place," Salehi said.

 

source: commonspace.eu with Todays Zaman

 

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