German Envoy Says Hopeful about Iran Nuclear Accord

The German ambassador to Tehran says Berlin is very hopeful about a nuclear agreement in talks between Iran and the six world powers in Geneva, AVA Diplomatic reports.Germany has high hopes for an agreement in Geneva, said Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg in a Wednesday meeting with senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi.

Boroujerdi, for his part, voiced Majlis support of the Iranian negotiating delegation and praised Germany’s moderate stance on the talks.

Representatives from Iran and six countries of the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany are set to start a new round of nuclear negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva in a few hours.

The Iranian delegation is headed by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif while EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton is leading the teams from the six nations.