Rome ? The European Union’s foreign policy chief described his meeting with the new Iranian negotiator on Tehran’s nuclear program as “constructive” Tuesday and said more talks were planned for the end of November.

It was Javier Solana’s first session since the appointment of Saeed Jalili following the resignation of Ali Larijani over the weekend. Both Iranians took part in Tuesday’s session and said Iran would continue in negotiations with the EU representative.

“Negotiation and cooperation is our basic approach,” said Jalili.

Larijani said the talks addressed Iran’s work with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is conducting an investigation into Iran’s past nuclear activities as well as other issues.

The United States and some of its allies accuse Iran of secretly trying to develop atomic weapons and have demanded it halt uranium enrichment, a key step in the production of warheads. Tehran denies the claim, saying its program is for peaceful purposes including generating electricity.