(Bloomberg) Jonathan Tirone - Foreign ministers from China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK will convene in Vienna on Friday without the U.S. in order "to ensure the continued implementation" of the nuclear deal which granted Iran a reprieve from sanctions in exchange for limits to its nuclear program, according to an EU statement on Wednesday. "Austria and the European Union are ready to maintain and deepen the framework for cooperation with Iran," Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said following a meeting in Vienna with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. U.S. threats to impose secondary sanctions violate the rights of European companies and individuals, Van der Bellen said.
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