US: Iran nuclear talks extended to Friday
US: Iran nuclear talks extended to Friday
Officials confirms additional extension of talks with Iran in Vienna, says ‘substantial progress’ has been made; Mogherini: We interpret the deadline as ‘flexible.’
Reuters
Latest Update: 07.07.15, 15:41 / Israel
via US: Iran nuclear talks extended to Friday – Israel News, Ynetnews.
Iran and major powers will continue negotiations on an historic nuclear deal to Friday, July 10, past a deadline for a long-term agreement, which is set to expire later on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Marie Harf confirmed.
Harf also said that talks had made “substantial progress. We’re frankly more concerned about the quality of the deal than we are about the clock, though we also know that difficult decisions won’t get any easier with time – that is why we are continuing to negotiate.”
Photo: AP
Harf’s comments came just minutes after EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini announced, “We are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days.”
The deal under discussion between Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States is aimed at curbing Tehran’s most sensitive nuclear work for a decade or more, in exchange for relief from sanctions that have slashed Iran’s oil exports and crippled its economy.
Mogherini and Iran Foreign Minister Zarif the last time the talks were extended past their deadline. (Photo: Reuters)
“We might see some ministers leaving in the next hours and then (be) ready to come back,” Mogherini said.
“We are interpreting in a flexible way our deadline, which means that we are taking the time, the days we still need, to finalize the agreement,” she said, adding that there remained several difficult issues to resolve.
The negotiators missed a June 30 deadline for a final agreement and then gave themselves until Tuesday.
| First Published: | 07.07.15, 15:01 |
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US: Iran nuclear talks extended to Friday