Iran, G5+1 Enter Third Day of Talks in Vienna
Vienna – Iranian Foreign Ministerˈs Deputies Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi conferred with Helga Schmid, the deputy of EU foreign policy chief on the third day of nuclear talks on Wednesday.
Iran and G5+1 had a hectic day on Monday with several bilateral and trilateral meetings being held between Iran and the different members of the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany).
Expert teams of the seven nations are now in talks on technical issues.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his accompanying team of negotiators arrived in Vienna Monday morning to participate in the fifth round of talks between Tehran and the six major world powers in the Austrian capital from June 16-20.
The talks started by a working luncheon between Zarif and Ashton followed by a trilateral meeting with the US delegation.
Iran and the world powers have said that they are resolved to start drafting a long-awaited final deal in this round of talks.
In November 2013, Iran and the six world powers signed an interim nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Geneva that came into force on January 20. The deadline for attaining a final deal is July 20.
Iran-P5+1 talks being held under honest, positive atmosphere – Chinaˈs envoy
Wang Qun, Chinaˈs envoy to nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1, on Wednesday described the atmosphere surrounding ongoing negotiations in Vienna as honest and positive.
Speaking to reporters, Wang said, ˈWe speak about every thing, even about football during the talks.ˈ However he said the negotiations are not like a football match and all the parties involved are seeing a win-win game.
He said the two sides are trying to agree to start drafting a comprehensive deal.
On his bilateral talks with Iranian negotiators, he said, ˈWe always hold bilateral talks with Iran and other countries.ˈ
The Chinese envoy declined to comment on the possibility of extension of the six-month period during which Iran and the six nations are expected to reach a final agreement.
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