Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Iran the G5+1 (Russia, China, France, Britain, and the United States plus Germany) had useful meeting in the first day of talks in Almaty on Tuesday.
Ryabkov, who is leading the Russian delegation in Almaty talks, announced that delegations from Russia and Iran also held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday.
Representatives of Iran and the Group 5+1 started the second round of talks in Almaty's Rixos Hotel, Kazakhstan, a few minutes ago.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili heads the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation. The G5+1's representatives are led by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
The first round of talks between Iran and the G5+1 was held in Almaty's Rixos Hotel yesterday and lasted for almost three hours.
Earlier, Michael Mann, the spokesman for EU foreign policy chief, said, "We have prepared a good and updated offer for the talks, which we believe is balanced and a fair basis for constructive talks."
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Russia said that the first round of talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, was useful.
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