TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says the country has agreed with the West on the timing of talks about Tehran's nuclear program.
Ramin Mehmanparast's announcement Tuesday follows a letter to Iran last week in which EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, suggested the meeting be held in Vienna or Switzerland on Dec. 5.
Ashton rejected Tehran's preference for a meeting in Istanbul, where Iran would have Turkish allies on the sidelines. She said she had discussed the matter with the six-nation group of negotiators -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.
Mehmanparast said, "I think we have reached an agreement on the time" but gave no date or details.
The West suspects Iran seeks to build a nuclear weapon. Iran denies the charge.
