Bilateral talks follow meeting between P5+1, Iran - EU

ALMATY, Kazakhstan. Feb 27 (Interfax) - Tuesday's talks between the P5+1 and Iran were followed by several bilateral meetings, a European Union spokesman said.

The P5+1 put a proposal before Iran during the meeting, held in Almaty. The proposal was discussed and there would be more discussions on Wednesday, Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, told a briefing.

He said several bilateral meetings had been held in the evening but that he had been asked not to elaborate.

He declined to make detailed comments on sentiments at the meeting. He said the meeting had lasted two and a half hours.

He declined to answer whether there had been bilateral U.S. Iranian talks after the meeting.