No sign of breakthrough in Iran nuke probeIran may have failed to meet a deadline for addressing UN concerns about suspected nuclear bomb research, but it could still act to influence a key report due next week, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. The sources, who follo More… |
Iran, EU to hold nuke talks Sept 1Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold talks in Brussels next Monday on Iran's nuclear programme, the EU said on Monday. "I can confirm that Lady A More… |
EU'S Ashton holds two-hour talks with MursiEuropean Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi late on Monday and held two hours of "in depth" discussions, Ashton's spokesperson said. Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic s More… |
EU's Ashton on mediation mission to EgyptThe European Union's foreign policy chief was scheduled to hold crisis talks in Cairo on Monday after the weekend killing of at least 72 supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president plunged the pivotal Arab country deeper into turmoi More… |
Ashton to host meeting on Iran in BrusselsEU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will host a meeting of representatives of six major powers in Brussels on Wednesday, as part of efforts to dissuade Iran from its nuclear programme, a spokeswoman for Ashton said on Thursday. More… |
Iran to write to EU for fresh nuke talksIran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili will write to the European Union's foreign affairs chief to express Tehran's readiness for fresh nuclear talks with major powers, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Satur More… |
Iran sees talks as basis for more cooperationIran welcomes next week's talks with world powers as a way to start improving relations but will not negotiate away its nuclear "rights", negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Saturday. "We see negotiations as a ground for further interaction an More… |
EU's Ashton to hold talks with Iran next weekEuropean Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will hold two days of talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili next week, the first high-level discussions with Tehran on nuclear issues in 14 months. The talks will take place More… |
EU presses China on observing Iran sanctionsThe European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday she had pressed China to ensure that Chinese companies did not fill the void left by other firms leaving Iran due to UN sanctions. US officials said in July that C More… |
Iran seeks nuclear talks with EU's AshtonIran is willing to hold talks with the European Union's foreign policy chief over its disputed nuclear activities, a senior official said on Tuesday, after the bloc's top diplomat spoke of new sanctions against Tehran. EU foreign p More… |