The European Union and Iran will meet next Monday in Brussels to pave the way for a fresh round of international negotiations on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the European Commission said Monday. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Brussels. Baroness Ashton is leading negotiations on behalf of six major powers to reach a comprehensive agreement with Tehran to address international concerns over its nuclear work. International negotiators had hoped to reach a landmark deal by July, but they agreed during talks in Vienna last month to extend the deadline to Nov. 24 . A new, full round of negotiations will take place in New York in the run-up to the opening of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 16. “This is an important meeting in the context of getting ready for that next big round of talks,” said a […]