"... ready to have a meeting on either 23rd of November or 5th of December 2010 in Istanbul... "

Sources indicate that Turkey is not likely to be the venue for the first set of nuclear talks... Lisbon is....

"... In the letter, dated Nov. 9, Jalili does not say what the talks will focus on, but Ashton has said that everything should be on the table, including Iran's nuclear programme. "I wish to reiterate that his excellency Dr Jalili ... will be ready to have a meeting on either 23rd of November or 5th of December 2010 in Istanbul," the letter reads. Ashton has a mandate from the six world powers involved in Iran's nuclear negotiations -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany -- to hold talks with Jalili. The two have been exchanging letters for several months...."