Iran's negotiating team and representative of the European Union (EU) are to start the fifth round of nuclear talks in the Austrian capital on Tuesday.
Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, on behalf of Iran, and Helga Schmid on behalf of 5+1 member countries of the EU- the UK, France and Germany- are to attend the today talks.
The Vienna negotiations will focus on drafting the text of the comprehensive nuclear agreement.The two sides have been holding talks on writing the text since April 22, IRna Reports.
"“Diplomats and negotiators are obliged to comply with the guidelines and red lines set for them,” Abbas Araqchi said."
The fifth round of negotiations will extend for four days and deputy foreign ministers of other members of the P5+1 may join the talks on Friday.
At the end of the fourth round of talks on May 22, Iran's senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi had told that the progress is slow due to the different complicated issues.
Last night Abbas Araqchi in a televised interview with the IRIB said that the Iranian negotiating delegation is committed to observing the country’s red lines in the nuclear talks with the P5+1 group of countries.
“Diplomats and negotiators are obliged to comply with the guidelines and red lines set for them,” Abbas Araqchi said.
Araqchi further noted that there is no such thing as "inspections" in the Additional Protocol to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Safeguards Agreements, stressing that Iran may only allow "managed access" to its non-nuclear sites, Press TV reports.
He pledged that the country's nuclear negotiators would not allow any leaking of the country’s sensitive and military intelligence.