Iran foreign minister departs for Vienna nuclear compliance talks—media | Inquirer News

Iran foreign minister departs for Vienna nuclear compliance talks—media

/ 02:25 PM January 16, 2016

Ibrahim al-Jafari

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari speaks during a press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. AP Photo

TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed for Vienna early Saturday for talks with European Union and US counterparts on the country’s landmark nuclear deal, the official IRNA news agency reported.

At the meeting later Saturday, also attended by US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Federica ‎Mogherini, the Vienna-based IAEA nuclear watchdog is expected to announce that Iran has fulfilled its side of the deal to put an atomic bomb beyond its reach.

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Zarif was accompanied by Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Iranian media said.

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