Iranian, European officials to meet in Vienna as sanctions reimposition looms
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is set to meet with officials from Britain, France and Germany, the so-called E3, in Vienna, Iran’s state-run Nournews agency reported on Sunday.
“In this trip, mutual negotiations are scheduled as well as reviewing issues related to Iranian-European relations,” the agency said, without giving the date of the talks.
In a bid to avert the reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Iranian and European ministers engaged in discussions last week. The talks did not yield significant breakthroughs, according to two European diplomats and one Iranian diplomat.
The E3 launched a 30-day process at the end of August to reimpose U.N. sanctions. They set conditions for Tehran to meet during September to convince them to delay the “snapback mechanism”.
The European trio has proposed a conditional delay of up to six months on the reimposition of sanctions on Iran. This offer is contingent upon Iran granting access to United Nations nuclear inspectors.
In a statement on Saturday, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council warned that Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency will “effectively be suspended” if United Nations sanctions on the country are reinstated.
