Continuing Iranian nuclear talks "constructive," says EU chief

Delegates from the P5+1 countries -- the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States) plus Germany -- gathered in Vienna Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials concerning its nuclear program.

U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is heading the U.S. delegation with the "focus on moving forward towards a comprehensive solution with Iran on its nuclear program."

A photo of the morning P5+1 -- alternatively known as the E3+3 session -- was posted to Twitter.

The spokesman for Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European External Action Service, tweeted that a Tuesday meeting between Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had been "constructive."

The gathering in Vienna is the second meeting of the P5+1 since the Joint Plan of Action was implemented in January.

[State Department]