Iranian and EU negotiators on Wednesday finished two rounds of what they called pleasant talks on Iran's nuclear program and said that they scheduled a new round of talks in two weeks.

At the end of Wednesday's six-hour two rounds of discussions, Iranian top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani told reporters, "We will have some talks tomorrow and in two weeks." He also described Wednesday's discussions as pleasant.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana also termed their discussions as "very constructive", adding the talks "will continue tomorrow and in the coming weeks also."

After their first meeting at Ankara's Swissotel, the two held an impromptu dinner party and continued their talks, which was taken by as many as a positive signal of the progress of their talks.

In a brief statement prior to their first meeting, Solana told reporters that he came to this meeting with a constructive attitude.

Solana said that he hopes there will be progress this time, adding that these preparatory meetings would pave the way to meaningful negotiations.

Meanwhile, Larijani stated at Ankara's Esenboga airport that he arrived here in order to discuss "fresh ideas" that might be brought up during the talks with Solana.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Larijani during a luncheon before the two's meeting and tried to persuade Iran to stop uranium enrichment and return to the negotiating table, local media reported.

On Thursday morning, Larijani and Solana will meet with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, who is the ruling party's candidate for the next presidency.

The United States has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian nuclear programs.

However, Iran has denied the accusation and shown no sign of yielding in the nuclear stand-off, saying its uranium enrichment has reached an industrial level. It also announced its wishes to install over 50,000 uranium enriching centrifuges at a plant in Natanz.

Source: Xinhua