Ashton: EU and Iran ready for Moscow talks

The six world powers, E3+3 (UK, US, China, France, Germany and Russia) are ready to review Moscow Iran's five proposals which were put forward during Baghdad negotiations on nuclear and non-nuclear issues, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said Tuesday in a phone conversation with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili. A statement issued today by Ashton's spokesperson said "They agreed on the need for Iran to engage on the E3+3 proposals, which address its concerns on the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme." She stressed the need for the success of the talks, hoping the two sides would reach a common point, Iran's news agency (IRNA) said. The statement also said Ashton "conveyed the E3+3's readiness to respond to the issues raised by the Iranians in Baghdad." E3+3 countries, also known as (P5+1) group, and Iran are scheduled to hold talks in Moscow on the 18th and 19th of June.