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Iran ready for negotiations

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The official Tehran is preparing to negotiate with the "Great Six" over the settlement of Iran's nuclear issues. This is what Iranian Foreign Minister Ramin Mehmanaprasti told IRNA agency.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in correspondence with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Polices Catherine Ashton, Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security of Iran Sayid Jalil spoke on behalf of Iran and expressed willingness to negotiate with the mediating countries, including Russia, Great Britain, Germany, China, the United States and France.

Mehmanparasti didn't inform when the negotiations would take place and only said they were expected to take place in Istanbul.

In late February, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu declared that Iran's would start negotiating with the "Great Six" in April and mentioned that "Turkey was ready to receive them", reports RIA Novosti.