Second nuclear negotiations at technical level to take place in Istanbul

BRUSSELS- Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), a spokesperson for High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said that, on July 24, the relevant sides would discuss how differences in opinion could be overcome and how the process could be moved forward.

The spokesperson said that Ashton's assistant Helga Schmid and the assistant of Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili, Ali Bakiri, will meet in Istanbul and that their meeting would be followed by a meeting between Ashton and Jalili.