Foreign Minister Araqchi departs for Rome to attend indirect talks with U.S.

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has left Tehran for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the fifth round of indirect talks with the U.S. President’s special envoy, which are being held with the mediation of Oman.

Araqchi, leading a high-ranking delegation consisting of legal, political, and banking and financial experts to Rome, will take part in the fifth round of talks with the U.S. President's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, and a number of other diplomats and experts are among the members of the delegation accompanying the Foreign Minister.

Before departing for Italy on Friday, Araqchi wrote on his X account that he was set to travel to Rome for 5th round of indirect talks  with the United States.

He said that figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science: “Zero nuclear weapons = we do have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do not have a deal. Time to decide...”

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