Araghchi leaves for Vienna to attend JCPOA Joint Commission

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made the announcement on Monday, saying that heading a delegation, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs  Seyyed Abbas Araghchi left Tehran for Vienna today and will continue the talks within the framework of the Commission.

The talks are scheduled to continue this week at a meeting of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA, which was held in Vienna last Tuesday.

At this meeting, the chairmen of the negotiating delegations of the parties to the JCPOA discussed the latest status of the technical talks and the initial drafts of the texts and how the talks will continue. The participating countries agreed that in addition to the two current expert groups (in the field of sanctions lifting and nuclear issues), a third group of experts would be created this week to discuss the practical arrangements needed to implement the lifting of sanctions and then return of the United States to the JCPOA.

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