Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday that the meeting will be held at the level of political directors of foreign ministries in Istanbul, Turkey, the Tehran-based Press TV reported.
The main agenda of the meeting is to continue consultations with Germany, the UK, and France, particularly regarding the indirect Iran-US negotiations.
Iran and the European troika have held three rounds of negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear file so far.
Previously, it was planned that a new round of talks between Iran and Europe would be held in Rome on April 30, before the fourth round of Iran-US negotiations.
However, due to the postponement of that round, the meeting with Europe was also delayed.
Friday’s meeting follows the fourth round of Oman-mediated talks between Tehran and Washington on Sunday.
The 2015 deal includes a so-called “snapback” mechanism, which parties can trigger to automatically reinstate UN sanctions on Iran over its non-compliance.
That option expires in October, but some European officials have threatened to activate the mechanism.
Iran has repeatedly warned that activating the snapback mechanism would have severe consequences.
MNA
