Senior Iranian says EU talks 'step in right direction'

A senior Iranian envoy today called talks between his country and the European Union a “step in the right direction” that had made progress in resolving the stand-off over Tehran’s refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.

Ali Ashgar Soltanieh spoke as senior EU and Iranian representatives prepared for a new round of talks later in the day in Paris on enrichment and other nuclear differences between Tehran and the international community.