Seeking Breakthrough in Baghdad

23 May 2012 | 22:00 Code : 1901758 Photo Essay
Negotiators from Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) started high profile nuclear talks in Baghdad.
Seeking Breakthrough in Baghdad


European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (front, R) arrives in Baghdad May 23, 2012.



Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (R) walks with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton before their meeting in Baghdad.



Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (R) sits next to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton during a meeting in Baghdad..



European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton waits before a meeting with Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili .



Catherine Ashton (L) walks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili before their meeting in Baghdad.





European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) chats with Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili as they pose for the media before their meeting in Baghdad.



Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, chats with EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Negotiators from the U.S. and five other world powers sat down Wednesday with a team of Iranian diplomats to try to hammer out specific goals in the years-long impasse over Tehran's nuclear program.



European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (4th R) heads a meeting between Iran and six world powers in Baghdad May 23, 2012. World powers began talks with Iran on Wednesday.