Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The bilateral meeting happened in lieu of an anticipated larger meeting of all the remaining members of the JCPOA. Borrell stressed the need for Iran to return to negotiations in Vienna, while Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran is willing resume talks "at an early date".