'Gaps remain..... but there's some progress' in talks to restrict Iran's nuclear programme
- 9 years ago
Talks between European negotiators and Iranian diplomats over Tehran’s nuclear programme are said to be reaching a crucial point.
The negotiations in Brussels and those talking place in Switzerland between the US and Iran are paving the way for Six world powers to produce a political framework which the Iranian leadership can accept before the end of this month.
The parties have set a further June 30 deadline to finalise all the technical details of an accord.
“We discussed all open gaps and the way forward. So Zarif (Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif) is now going back to Switzerland and the talks will proceed also at a technical level with the political directors on Wednesday and from Wednesday onwards,” said EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini after the talks.
Sticking points
One of the main issues how much uranium Iran is to be allowed to enrich. The number of enrichment centrifuges it wants to operate over the long term is likely to be resolvable
The negotiations in Brussels and those talking place in Switzerland between the US and Iran are paving the way for Six world powers to produce a political framework which the Iranian leadership can accept before the end of this month.
The parties have set a further June 30 deadline to finalise all the technical details of an accord.
“We discussed all open gaps and the way forward. So Zarif (Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif) is now going back to Switzerland and the talks will proceed also at a technical level with the political directors on Wednesday and from Wednesday onwards,” said EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini after the talks.
Sticking points
One of the main issues how much uranium Iran is to be allowed to enrich. The number of enrichment centrifuges it wants to operate over the long term is likely to be resolvable