page_title: EU three
section_title: Negotiations with Iran
hierarchical_section_title: EU three / Activities / Negotiations with Iran
caption_attribution_description: English: Iran-EU3's first meeting, Tehran, Iran, 21 October 2003. EU-3 ministers: Jack Straw (UK), Dominique de Villepin (France), Joschka Fischer (Germany). Iran's top negotiator: Hassan Rouhani فارسی: اولین مذاکراه هسته‌ای ایران با سه کشور اروپایی، تهران (سعد آباد)، ۲۹ مهر ۱۳۸۲وزاری خارجه سه کشور اروپایی: جک استراو (بریتانیا)، دومینیک دوویلپن (فرانسه)، یوشکا فیشر (آلمان)مذکراه‌کننده ارشد ایرانی: حسن روحانی، دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملیدیپلمات‌های ایران: محمد جواد ظریف، سید حسین موسویان، امیرحسین زمانی‌نیا، حسین فریدون، علی اکبر صالحی، محمد رضا البرزی، مهدی آخوند زاده
context_page_description: The EU three, also known as EU big three, EU triumvirate, EU trio or simply E3, refers to France, Germany and Italy, a group that consists of the three large founding members of the European Union.
  It has also been used to refer to the grouping of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, especially during the negotiations with Iran from 2003.
context_section_description: In 2003, France, Germany and the UK launched negotiations attempting to limit the Iranian nuclear program, which led to the Tehran Declaration of 21 October 2003 and the voluntary Paris Agreement of 15 November 2004.
  EU 3 + 3, more commonly referred to as the E3+3, refers to a grouping which includes the EU-3 and China, Russia, and the United States. It was coined when these states joined the EU diplomatic efforts with Iran in 2006. In the United States and Russia, it is more commonly known as P5+1, which refers to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
  Italy took part in a number of these meetings between 2006 and 2007. In 2014, under the request of the Italian PM Matteo Renzi, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was named High Representative of the EU as the negotiations approached a conclusion and came to an end with the elaboration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015.
caption: EU-3 ministers and Iran's top negotiator Hassan Rouhani, Sa'dabad Palace, Tehran, October 2003
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