Former Diplomats Call for Bilateral U.S.-Iran Talks to Resolve Nuclear Dispute

Former Diplomats Call for Bilateral U.S.-Iran Talks to Resolve Nuclear Dispute

By Rachel Oswald
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- As world powers on Tuesday begin another meeting with Iran aimed at addressing concerns about the military implications of its nuclear program, retired diplomats on Monday asserted that the present multilateral negotiating format is not working and the best hope for a resolution lies in bilateral talks between Tehran and Washington.
The so-called P-5+1 negotiations have dominated international nuclear outreach to Iran for years. The latest round of talks involving senior envoys from Iran and China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is taking place over two days in Almaty, Kazakhstan.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/former-diplomats-call-bilateral-us-iran-talks-resolve-nuclear-dispute/