The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday, June 20th, in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters late on Wednesday.
According to Reuters, the ministers will first meet with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, at Germany’s permanent mission in Geneva, before holding a joint meeting with the Iranian foreign minister.
The aim of the talks between Iran and the Europeans, which the German source said are taking place in coordination with the United States, is to persuade the Iranian side to firmly guarantee that it will use its nuclear programme solely for civilian purposes.
According to the source, the talks are to be followed by a structured dialogue at the expert level.
Israel has said its goal is to eliminate Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran denies that its nuclear programme is for military purposes.
