Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to meet with officials from Britain, France, and Germany, the so-called E3, in New York, Iran's FM spokesperson told Reuters on Sunday.
This comes after reports from the Iranian state-run Nournews agency reported that a possible meeting in Vienna to discuss international sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program is set to be reimposed at the end of this month. "In this trip, mutual negotiations are scheduled as well as reviewing issues related to Iranian-European relations," the agency said, without giving the date of the talks.
In an effort to avert the reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Iranian and European ministers held discussions last week. The talks did not yield significant breakthroughs, according to two European diplomats and one Iranian diplomat.
E3 launches 30-day process to reimpose sanctions
The E3 launched a 30-day process at the end of August to reimpose UN sanctions. They set conditions for Tehran to meet during September to convince them to delay the "snapback mechanism."
The European trio has proposed a conditional six-month delay on the reimposition of sanctions on Iran. This offer is contingent upon Iran granting access to United Nations nuclear inspectors, who aim to verify and account for the country's substantial stockpile of enriched uranium. Additionally, Iran is expected to engage in negotiations with the United States.
The status of Iran's enriched uranium reserves has remained uncertain since June, following the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites by Israel and the United States.
The West says the advancement of Iran's nuclear program goes beyond civilian needs, while Tehran says it wants nuclear energy only for peaceful purposes.