Germany backs resumption of ‘substantial’ Iran-P5+1 talks

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has supported the resumption of “substantial talks” between major world powers and Iran to resolve the Western dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.


"[The new round of talks] is based on our European initiative and we hope that it can lead to substantial talks in April," AFP quoted Westerwelle as saying in a Sunday visit to the Persian Gulf country of Oman.

He said Germany is working toward a political resolution to help avert an escalation of the dispute over Tehran's nuclear energy program.

Iran and the P5+1 - Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany - held two rounds of talks in Geneva in December 2010 and in the Turkish city of Istanbul in January 2011.

The top German diplomat went on to say that any possible military action against Iran over its nuclear activities would be "counterproductive" and warned that the situation is "very serious."

"That is why I think every effort is needed to avert an escalation," he said.


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