Iran agrees to E3 meeting ahead of US talks in Rome

Iran has agreed to a request from the Eurotroika-Germany, the UK, and France-to hold a meeting with its representatives one day before the anticipated start of indirect negotiations with the US in Rome on Saturday.

According to a source in the Iranian Foreign Ministry, "France, the UK and Germany have asked to hold a meeting with representatives of the Iranian Foreign Ministry ahead of the upcoming indirect talks with the American side in Rome," The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

According to the source, Tehran "approved this proposal and notified the Eurotroika that such a meeting could take place on Friday, May 2, the day before the upcoming fourth round of consultations with the United States."

The source confirmed that Tehran and Washington, "through the mediation of Oman, agreed to hold the fourth stage of indirect talks on the [Iranian] nuclear dossier on May 3 in Rome."

"Last night, Reuters news agency reported that Iran had offered Germany, Britain and France to hold a meeting on the nuclear program on May 2 in Rome if negotiations with the United States resume, and that the Eurotroika had not yet responded to Tehran's proposal.

The third round of dialogue between the United States and Iran ended on April 26 in Muscat. Along with the high-level political talks, technical consultations of experts were held in the Omani capital to discuss the details of a potential agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.