The White House has described the Saturday talks between Iran and the six world powers of P5+1 as "a positive first step" towards the resolution of the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV reports.
“We believe... the talks in Istanbul have been a positive first step, that there was a constructive atmosphere, that the Iranians came to the table and engaged in a discussion about their nuclear program," said Benn Rhodes, US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, speaking to reporters Saturday on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in the Colombian city of Cartagena.
The Saturday negotiations between Tehran and the P5+1 - Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States, plus Germany - “have set a course whereby we can give diplomacy a very serious and firm commitment as we seek to resolve this longstanding issue," he asserted.
Rhodes also hailed the consensus reached between the two sides to convene another round of talks in Baghdad next month as "an additional positive sign."
Iran and other P5+1 members have also described the negotiations as "constructive" and “positive.”
