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Germany, France, UK FMs Set To Meet On Russia, Iran @ Munich Sec Conf

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Later today the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are set to meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, which gets underway at 1230CET (0630ET, 1130GMT).

  • Two major topics of conversation between the three ministers being the ongoing tensions in eastern Ukraine as well as the prospect of a deal being reached with Tehran on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA, the Iran nuclear deal).
  • While Russia is not sending a delegation to the MSC, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will be in attendance, potentially setting the stage for a sidelines meeting between he and one or more of the E3 foreign ministers.
  • In recent days, French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian has stated a deal with Iran is 'days away', while Wang Qun - head of the Chinese delegation in the Vienna talks - stated that "We are in the final stages of negotiations. I hope that the [final] steps will be taken towards each other, because we are one step closer to the final agreement.”

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