Iran: nuclear talks with G5+1 to be held on April 13

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that the next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (G5+1) will be held on April 13, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The venue for the talks will be decided in a few days, Salehi made the remarks upon receiving Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday morning.

"Istanbul has already announced readiness to host the (upcoming nuclear) talks and it is one of the possible options for the talks, " Salehi told IRNA, adding that "in my opinion, Istanbul is the preferable host for the talks, but the issue will be decided by Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili."