Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi and his German counterpart discussed the forthcoming nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in a phone conversation on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Salehi said that Iran is attending the next round of the talks, set to be held in Baghdad on May 23, with "good will" and determination, adding that the other party is also expected to come to Baghdad with constructive spirit to ensure the success of the talks, said the report.

In the phone conversation, both sides discussed the latest developments in connection with the Iran-P5+1 talks and expressed hope that the talks would bear positive results as a step forward towards the settlement of their differences regarding this issue.