Iran-E3 meeting in Istanbul is ‘not negotiations,’ Germany says

A meeting between representatives of the E3 group (Germany, France, and the UK) and Iran is scheduled for May 16 in Istanbul to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, a German diplomatic source told Iran International on Thursday.

“These are not negotiations,” the source stressed, adding that Germany will be represented by Dominik Mutter, Political Director at the Federal Foreign Office.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier this week, “We remain ready to talk to Europe, even if their own policies have led to some isolation in these negotiations."