Iran announced on Wednesday that part of the initial $6 billion in frozen assets will be used to purchase “needed goods” following talks held in Doha.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs and chief negotiator, Kazem Gharibabadi, said discussions with Qatari officials included issues related to the allocation of part of the funds, The Caspian Post reports, citing Anadolu Agency.

“During meetings with Qatari officials, some issues related to spending part of the initial $6 billion were reviewed, and it was decided that, based on our country’s declared needs, the purchase of needed goods would be carried out and made available to Iran,” Gharibabadi said.

He made the remarks after concluding a round of talks in Doha, where an Iranian delegation held meetings with Qatari and Pakistani mediators to follow up on the implementation of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding with the United States.

The Iranian official said the three sides agreed to establish an “urgent communication channel” to formally document and review the implementation of the memorandum.

Gharibabadi also reiterated that there had been “no direct meeting” between the Iranian and US delegations during the talks in Doha.