Representatives of Iran and six world powers are meeting in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to try to find a way out of the international impasse over Iran’s nuclear program.

The meeting on May 23 is bringing together Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and envoys of the five permanent veto-holding United Nations Security Council members — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States – plus European Union power Germany.

The last such talks between the parties, in April in Istanbul, failed to result in a breakthrough.

Ahead of the Baghdad meeting, Iran was reported to have agreed in principle to permit UN inspectors to resume investigations into whether Iranian scientists carried out tests related to development of a nuclear weapon.

No deal has been finalized, however.

The Islamic republic denies having atomic weapon ambitions.

Based on reporting by AP and AFP
Source : RFE/RL