TEHRAN, December 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced that a new series of discussions regarding regional issues and Tehran's nuclear program is scheduled to take place in mid-January.Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Monday, Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran and the EU3 -France, the UK, and Germany- have agreed to proceed with the negotiations.

He noted that a new round of talks has been slated for the last week of the current Iranian month, namely in mid-January.

The spokesman stated that Iran and the EU3 have agreed to continue the negotiations in the previous format and context.

“We will express our demands and concerns about the region and other subjects.

The nuclear issue will be one of them too,” Baghaei added.

Deputy foreign ministers from Iran, France, the UK, and Germany convened in Switzerland’s Geneva on November 29 to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and international issues, including the possibility of revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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