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              Iran Nuclear Talks to Continue on Sidelines of UNGA

   by VOA News

   The European Union's foreign policy chief says six global powers will
   talk about ways to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran on the
   sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next month in New
   York.

   Catherine Ashton told a reporters Saturday that Britain, China, France,
   Germany, Russia and the United States, also known as the P5+1, will
   hold discussions on Iran's nuclear program.

   Iran and the six powers failed to meet an initial self-imposed July 20
   deadline to reach an agreement, but extended the negotiations until
   late November.

   Ashton leaves her EU job in October but is expected to continue leading
   nuclear negotiations with Iran. She is expected to meet with Iranian
   Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif in Brussels Monday.

   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told reporters in Tehran Saturday that
   fresh U.S. sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities are "not
   compatible" with the spirit of the negotiations with the P5+1. The U.S.
   Treasury announced the new sanctions on Friday.

   The United States and its Western allies have long suspected that Iran
   is developing a nuclear weapon, but Tehran says its nuclear development
   program is only for civilian purposes. Iran is seeking to end crippling
   sanctions against its economy that the West has imposed to try to force
   it to abandon any development of nuclear warheads.

   Some information for this report comes from AFP and Reuters.
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