Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday attended Parliament at the invitation of the legislative body’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and answered questions from lawmakers and outlined the latest state of the Vienna talks. In the cordial meeting, Amir Abdollahian gave a report on the trend of the negotiations within the framework of sanctions removal, nuclear obligations, receiving guarantees and verification. He also answered questions from the MPs and heard the opinions of the lawmakers attending the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission session. The Iranian foreign minister outlined the serious efforts of chief Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri and the initiatives put forth by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its negotiating team. Amir Abdollahian said Iran’s determination to reach a good, lasting and reliable deal is absolute. Amir Abdollahian also underlined that to date, there have been no direct talks between the negotiating teams of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, saying technical opinions of the two sides are exchanged in writing and through mediation by the European Union’s coordinator.