He confirmed that Iran and the US are scheduled to hold two days of bilateral talks on Dec. 15-16, ahead of new round of the negotiation with the P5+1.
Earlier the US State Department said that the acting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman would hold bilateral talks with the Iranian delegation in Geneva on Dec. 15 and 16.
"These bilateral consultations will take place in the context of the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran, led by EU special advisor Catherine Ashton," the State Department said in a statement.
The US-Iran bilateral talks would be joined for part of the meeting by the EU`s Helga Schmid, it added.
Iran and the P5+1 group (the US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany) agreed to extend nuclear talks until July 1, 2015 after failing to meet the 24 Nov. deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
The sides also extended the Geneva nuclear deal, which was signed last November for providing Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities.
The US and its west allies suspects Iran of developing a nuclear weapon - something that Iran denies. The Islamic Republic has on numerous occasions stated that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons, using nuclear technology for electricity generation and medical purposes instead.
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