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Iran, EU hold third round of high-level talks

The third round of comprehensive discussions between Iran and a high delegation of European Union representatives will take place in Iran.

Helga Maria Schmid (L), Secretary-General European External Action Service, Delegated Joint Commission Coordinator (EU), David Geer (2ndL), Head of the Sanctions Policy Division (EU), Seyed Abbas Araghchi (2ndR), Iran's Vice-Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Majid Takht-Ravanchi (R), Iran's Under-Secretary for European and American Affairs and senior diplomats from other six major powers meet in Vienna, on April 25, 2017 for a regular quarterly meeting to review adherence to their 2015 nuclear d
David Geer (L), head of the EU Sanctions Policy Division, EU foreign policy official Helga Schmid (2nd L), Seyed Abbas Araghchi (2nd R), Iran's vice minister for legal and international affairs and Majid Takht-Ravanchi (R), Iran's undersecretary for European and American affairs and senior diplomats from other major powers meet in Vienna, Austria, April 25, 2017. — JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images

A senior delegation from the European Union traveled Nov. 19 to Iran for high-level talks between Iran and the EU.

Helga Schmid, the deputy of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, led the delegation in this third round of talks. Previous summits were held in Brussels and Tehran.

According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, energy, the environment, the economy, counternarcotics, human rights and regional matters were among the most important issues discussed between Tehran and the EU.

In an interview with Iran’s Economy Radio, Abbas Araghchi, who is serving as the deputy of Iran’s foreign minister for legal and international affairs, spoke of the details of the meetings with the EU delegation.

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