The negotiators of the P5+1 – Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany – arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also arrived in Baghdad earlier Wednesday.
The P5+1 states are also scheduled to hold a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Iraq’s government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh has announced that Ashton is expected to hold meetings with Maliki and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili.
The negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 will begin after the meetings.
The latest round of talks between Tehran and the P5+1 was held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on April 14. Both sides hailed the discussions as constructive.
Iran and the P5+1 had previously held two rounds of talks, one in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2010, and another in Istanbul, Turkey, in January 2011.
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