“The European delegation headed by Ms. (Helga Maria) Schmid will arrive in Tehran and the high-level talks between Iran and the European Union will start (on Monday),” Takht Ravanchi told the Islamic Republic News Agency.
The two-day negotiations will be held at the level of deputies, the Iranian official said, adding that the delegations of both sides will include experts in different fields.
He noted that the talks are scheduled to be held once in every six months in Tehran and the Belgian capital of Brussels.
Different issues including bilateral Iran-EU ties in such fields as energy, trade, financial and banking cooperation, environment, and fight against illicit drug trafficking will be discussed during the talks, he said.
The two sides will also confer on regional issues, including the fight against terrorism and extremism, which are detrimental both to the region and the EU, Takht Ravanchi went on to say.
According to the Iranian diplomat, the ongoing crises in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and other crisis-hit regions will also be explored in these talks.