Representatives of Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) started a second day of negotiations in Baghdad on Thursday, May 24 morning, Fars News Agency reported.

Iran's chief negotiator and Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Saeed Jalili is leading the Iranian team of negotiators, while delegations of the six world powers are headed by EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton.

On the first day of the talks on Wednesday Iran offered a package of step-by-step proposals to the six world powers. Representatives of the G5+1 were due to express their view about the Iranian package in an evening session, which was originally scheduled for 6:00pm Baghdad time but was later delayed until this morning.