In this May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. (FLORIAN SCHROETTER / AP)
DUBAI – Iran's foreign minister and top nuclear negotiator met with the European Union foreign policy chief and the EU official coordinating nuclear talks with Iran in Jordan on Tuesday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani met EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and nuclear talks coordinator Enrique Mora ahead of a regional conference being hosted by Jordan.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said last week there was no better option than the 2015 nuclear accord to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons, adding that "we have to continue engaging as much as possible in trying to revive this deal"
IRNA gave no further details about the meeting.
Talks to restore Iran's 2015 nuclear accord have been at a stalemate since September. Western powers accuse the country of raising demands after all sides appeared to be nearing a deal.
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Borrell said last week there was no better option than the nuclear accord to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons, adding that "we have to continue engaging as much as possible in trying to revive this deal".
On Monday, UN nuclear watchdog officials left Iran after talks with the head of its nuclear energy organization, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
It did not say whether they addressed an impasse over uranium traces at undeclared sites.
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The issue has been an obstacle to progress in wider talks to revive the 2015 deal, meant to curb Iran's uranium enrichment program in return for lifting sanctions imposed by Washington after exiting the pact in 2018.