Senior members of the European negotiating team with Iran, also known as the European troika, said following the Friday meeting in Geneva that the ‘diplomatic dialogue’ with the Islamic Republic will continue.

The trio, that comprises Germany, France and UK, made the cautious announcement after their representatives met with the Iranian diplomats in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday (November 29).  

The British, German and French political directors taking part in the Friday meeting shared the same post on X, saying “UK, French & German Political Directors met with their Iranian counterpart Gharibabadi in Geneva today to discuss Iran’s nuclear program & sanctions, bilateral issues & the regional situation. They agreed to continue diplomatic dialogue in the near future.”

Similar comments were echoed by Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs.   

“Another round of candid discussions with PDs of Fr, Ger and UK. We discussed and took stock of recent bilateral, regional and international developments, particularly nuclear and sanctions lifting issues. We are firmly committed to pursue the interests of our people, and our preference is the path of dialogue and engagement. It was agreed to continue diplomatic dialogue in near future”, Gharibabadi said on his X account.

The talks in Geneva came after Iran and the EU agreed to continue consultations, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, and are aimed at exchanging viewpoints to settle disagreements.