Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said on Monday that the meeting of the Commission on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iran nuclear program (JCPOA) has ended, and the seventh round of negotiations on the renewal of the nuclear deal has begun successfully.

Ulyanov tweeted:

The meeting of the Joint Commission on #JCPOA is over. The participants agreed on further immediate steps during the seventh round of negotiations which started quite successfully. pic.twitter.com/qZyqpaiqFw

— Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) November 29, 2021

Ulyanov said that Russia does not rule out that there will be another meeting on JCPOA at the level of heads of delegation by this week in Vienna. He added that has a negative attitude toward US statements about certain 'plan B' at JCPOA negotiations.

"Serious work"

EU Deputy Director for External Action, Enrique Mora, said, “I feel positive that we can be doing important things for the next weeks,” adding that all participants showed they are willing to listen to the positions and “sensibilities” of the new Iranian delegation.

At the same time, Iran's team was clear it wanted to engage in “serious work” to bring the deal back to life, he said.

Back in Vienna for 7th round of talks to bring #JCPOA back on track. Intense preparatory work ongoing: met yesterday @Bagheri_Kani, Ambassador Wang Qun and @Amb_Ulyanov. This morning I will also meet with European and US colleagues ahead of the Joint Commission in the afternoon.

— Enrique Mora (@enriquemora_) November 29, 2021

No bilateral talks planned between Iran, US on JCPOA in Vienna 

Tehran and Washington will not hold bilateral meetings during ongoing negotiations on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

Regarding plans of holding talks with the US delegation, Khatibzadeh replied with a clear "No".