Jalili sets date for Iran-P5+1 talks

Iran has officially informed EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton about the date and venue for the upcoming multifaceted talks with the world’s major powers.

The date and venue for Iran’s talks with the P5+1 — Britain, China, France, Russia and the US plus Germany — were announced in a letter sent by the office of Saeed Jalili, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

“In a today (Tuesday) letter by the Head of the Office of Dr. Jalili, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to his counterpart Lady Ashton’s office, it has been announced [sic] Iran’s proposed date and place for talks, based of [sic] Dr. Jalili letter of July 6, 2010 to Lady Ashton,” read a statement by the SNSC, a copy of which was obtained by Press TV.