Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow Hopes for Continuation of Six-Party Talks on Iran

Moscow hopes for the early continuation of talks on the Iranian nuclear program, due to be held on a step-by-step and equal basis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Commenting on the latest round of talks between six world powers and Tehran in Almaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that high on the agenda were proposals made by the group of five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany (P5+1) during a previous round of talks in Almaty in late February, Voice of Russia reported.

Apart from Germany, the P5+1 group brings together Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.