來自伊朗共和國和以中國、英國、法國、俄羅斯、美國和德國組成的P5+1國家代表10月15-16日舉行了兩天會談，代表們同意11月7-8日在日內瓦繼續會談。
雙方希望達成外交協定，確保伊朗不再尋求核武器。
伊朗外長穆罕默德·賈瓦德·紮裡夫和P1+5的主要協商者歐盟外交政策首席代表凱薩琳·阿斯頓稱十月協商“具有實質性和前瞻性。”
美國代表團負責人政治事務次國務卿溫蒂·謝爾曼在接受電視採訪中稱協商很積極，“外長紮裡夫及其代表團準備進行詳細、實質性的協商，這種坦誠是兩年來在伊朗人身上從未見過的。我們試圖趕上步伐、加快行動，因為我們不想讓伊朗繼續核項目。同時，我們會小心考驗新政府的。”
次國務卿謝爾曼指出，來自P1+5和伊朗的技術專家將在11月日內瓦會議之前與會，“我們知道10月談判不大可能會達成協議，談到核專案和與此有關的一切，這是高度的技術問題。我們還有很多工作要做。”
白宮新聞秘書卡尼在新聞發佈會上告訴記者，“伊朗仍需遵守其國際義務，任何協議都必須向國際社會表示伊朗的專案將只用于和平目的。”
After two days of discussions on October 15 and 16 over Iran’s nuclear program, representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the group of nations known as the P5+1 –- China, Britain, France, Russia, the United States and Germany –- agreed to meet again in Geneva on November 7 and 8 to continue discussions.
The two sides are hoping to negotiate a diplomatic agreement which provides assurance that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon.
A joint communique from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the P5+1’s lead negotiator, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, called the October negotiations “substantive and forward looking.”
In a television interview, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, who headed the U.S. delegation, also described the discussions positively. “Foreign Minister Zarif and his delegation came prepared for detailed, substantive discussion with a candor that I certainly have not heard in the two years I’ve been meeting with Iranians,” she said. “We’re trying to pick up the pace of this, to move quickly, because we don’t want Iran’s nuclear program to keep moving forward. At the same time, we are cautious, as we test this new government.”
Under Secretary of State Sherman noted that technical experts from the P5+1 and Iran will convene prior to the November meeting in Geneva. “We knew coming in that we would not in all likelihood reach an agreement during the October discussions. This is highly technical work when you’re talking about a nuclear program and all the dimensions of it,” she said. “We have a great deal more work to do.”
At a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters, “The onus remains on Iran to come into compliance with its international obligations, and any deal must prove to the international community that Iran’s program will be used for exclusively peaceful purposes.”
