Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, has today given the authority to negotiate Iran's nuclear program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is consistent with previous information that the main negotiator from the Iranian side will be the Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said today that Moscow was concerned about the lack of a delegation list from Tehran in the future negotiations with "the six." "The formation of the delegation has not yet been completed, and that worries us. We are also worried that the time and place of the meeting of "the six" have not been agreed upon yet. We call on other members of "the six" and Iran to agree as soon as possible on the place and time of the next round of the negotiations," Ryabkov said.
"The positive signals from Tehran on its readiness for dialogue are certainly a positive thing, but the important thing is that it is followed by real action," the diplomat noted.
