OREANDA-NEWS  Negotiations between the United States and Iran will begin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said.

"We will talk to them. Negotiations will begin on Monday afternoon," he told reporters aboard his plane.

Trump stressed that he agreed to the negotiations, as the authorities of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar requested it. In addition, according to him, the Iranian side also asked for this.

"I would prefer to make a deal. I don't like killing people," the US president said.