Putin, Ahmadinejad holding bilateral talks in China

Azerbaijan, Baku, June 7/Trend D.Khatinoglu/ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started bilateral talks, inline of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 12-th summit currently underway in the Chinese capital, IRNA reported. According to IRNA, the side's negotiation is focused on bilateral relations and international and regional events. Russia will host Iran and P5+1 (China, Russia, the U.S., Britain, France + Germany) nuclear talks on 17 June. The first and second rounds on nuclear talks between sides have been held in Istanbul and Baghdad during last two months, without any result. The West countries concern about Iran's probable military-related nuclear activities, however Iran rejects the claims, saying its nuclear program intended for peaceful purposes. So far, the UN Security Council has adopted four rounds of sanctions against Iran, while the U.S. and the European Union have slapped tighten sanctions on Iran unilaterally. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az