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European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smile at the start of a conference in Vienna March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Iranian nuclear talks continue despite Ukraine crisis

by Ali M. Pedram | Mar 19, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and six world powers resumed their talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in Vienna on Tuesday, just a week after the EU’s foreign policy chief completed a visit to Tehran, meeting with officials and female dissidents. Talks...

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The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, is welcomed by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

EU’s Ashton: No guaranteed success in Iran deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2014 | Middle East

Tehran, AP—The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Sunday that there is “no guarantee” that nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers will reach a final deal. Catherine Ashton was in Tehran on Sunday for meetings with Iranian...

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European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speak to the press after closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran nuke talks end, next round March 17

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 20, 2014 | Middle East

Vienna, AP—Iran and six world powers ended the opening round of nuclear talks on an upbeat note Thursday, with both sides saying they had agreed on a plan for further negotiations meant to produce a comprehensive deal to set limits on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions....

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EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton, second right, poses prior to her meeting with Ukrainian opposition leaders, Oleh Tyahnybok, left, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, right, and Vitali Klitschko, second left, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, Pool)

EU envoy meets Ukrainian president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—The European Union’s foreign policy chief is meeting with Ukraine’s embattled president on Wednesday as the country’s two-month-old political crisis is bogged down in a stalemate. The opposition accuses President Viktor Yanukovych’s...

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shake hands before a bilateral meeting at the United Nations offices in Geneva on January 21, 2014, ahead of the Geneva II conference in Montreux. (Reuters/Fabrice Coffrini/Pool)

EU says Geneva II first step to political solution as UN withdraws Iran invitation

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 21, 2014 | Middle East

Brussels, Asharq Al-Awsat—The European Union reaffirmed its support for the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis on Monday as controversy continued to surround the talks, especially following the UN’s withdrawal of UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s...