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Iran nuclear talks serious

Iran's nuclear negotiator has said that the atmosphere of the negotiations is completely serious and transparent, and the parties are interested in reaching an agreement.

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator has described as “serious” nuclear talks between Tehran and P5+1.

“The atmosphere of the negotiations is completely serious and transparent, and the parties [to the talks] are interested in reaching an agreement [on Iran’s nuclear energy program],” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.

Araghchi made the remarks after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry met in the Swiss city of Geneva to discuss the progress in Iran’s nuclear talks.

The meeting in Geneva comes before a fresh round of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 – the US, the UK, Russia, China, France and Germany. Both sides are still working on outstanding issues for a final deal over the Iranian nuclear energy program.

Like Iran, he added, the other side is also serious in the negotiations, and it is clear that the two sides are determined to clinch a deal.

“All efforts are underway,” the senior Iranian negotiator said, adding, “It is, however, too early to judge the outcome of the talks.”

“We hope to reach a comprehensive agreement in the end,” the Iranian diplomat further noted.

Iran and the six countries seek to seal an overarching nuclear deal by the July 1 deadline. The scale of Iran’s uranium enrichment and the timetable for the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions are seen as major sticking points.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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