Iran has replied to the EU's letter on the resumption of the nuclear talks with the G5+1, The Arabic- language Al-Alam state TV reported on Wednesday.

The report did not provide details on the time of the response or any suggestions for the time and venue of the talks.

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, announced the Islamic republic's readiness for the resumption of the nuclear talks with the world's major powers in a response to a letter from the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.

"The success of the (next round of nuclear) talks is subject to the constructive response of the G5+1 to the initiatives of the Islamic republic," the letter was quoted as saying.

The G5+1 comprises permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus non- permanent member Germany