Iran and six powers said they are optimistic a permanent accord on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program is possible before their interim deal expires in July, after talks described as the most detailed so far.European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in joint statements that negotiators would reconvene April 7 in Vienna, where two days of talks concluded Wednesday. They have set a July 20 target for a final accord that will limit the scope of Iran’s nuclear work and lift sanctions.Iran expects that by late April or early May, negotiators will “start the drafting of the final document,” Zarif told reporters Wednesday. This week’s talks were the deepest to date, said a U.S. official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The official, as well as diplomats from France and Germany, supported the idea that an accord is possible before the July 20 deadline.This week in Vienna, negotiators tried to set parameters for Iran’s uranium-enrichment work, addressed concerns over a heavy-water reactor in Arak, and discussed sanctions relief.
World powers are concerned that the highly enriched uranium and plutonium Iran would be capable of producing might be used for nuclear weapons.Iran insists it has no intention of building a bomb.
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In a video message for the Persian New Year British Foreign Secretary William Hague said, “ Nowruz is also a time for fresh starts and in that spirit I want to say to the Iranian people that the United Kingdom looks forward this year to improving relations with Iran,”“This is something our two governments have been working over the last few months, our diplomats are visiting each others’ countries after a gap of nearly two years. We are establishing new relationships and we are talking to each other about a range of matters important to both our countries,” he added.
People in Iran and many other countries mark the first day of spring as the beginning of the new year. Nowruz falls on March 21 this year.
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Iran and six powers said they are optimistic a permanent accord on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program is possible before their interim deal expires in July, after talks described as the most detailed so far.European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in joint statements that negotiators would reconvene April 7 in Vienna, where two days of talks concluded Wednesday. They have set a July 20 target for a final accord that will limit the scope of Iran’s nuclear work and lift sanctions.Iran expects that by late April or early May, negotiators will “start the drafting of the final document,” Zarif told reporters Wednesday. This week’s talks were the deepest to date, said a U.S. official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The official, as well as diplomats from France and Germany, supported the idea that an accord is possible before the July 20 deadline.This week in Vienna, negotiators tried to set parameters for Iran’s uranium-enrichment work, addressed concerns over a heavy-water reactor in Arak, and discussed sanctions relief.
Iran and six powers said they are optimistic a permanent accord on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program is possible before their interim deal expires in July, after talks described as the most detailed so far.European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in joint statements that negotiators would reconvene April 7 in Vienna, where two days of talks concluded Wednesday. They have set a July 20 target for a final accord that will limit the scope of Iran’s nuclear work and lift sanctions.Iran expects that by late April or early May, negotiators will “start the drafting of the final document,” Zarif told reporters Wednesday. This week’s talks were the deepest to date, said a U.S. official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The official, as well as diplomats from France and Germany, supported the idea that an accord is possible before the July 20 deadline.This week in Vienna, negotiators tried to set parameters for Iran’s uranium-enrichment work, addressed concerns over a heavy-water reactor in Arak, and discussed sanctions relief.
World powers are concerned that the highly enriched uranium and plutonium Iran would be capable of producing might be used for nuclear weapons.Iran insists it has no intention of building a bomb.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20140320_Optimism_over_Iran_nuclear_accord.html#Wbde4LrRrhYzG3wI.99
Iran and six powers said they are optimistic a permanent accord on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program is possible before their interim deal expires in July, after talks described as the most detailed so far.European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in joint statements that negotiators would reconvene April 7 in Vienna, where two days of talks concluded Wednesday. They have set a July 20 target for a final accord that will limit the scope of Iran’s nuclear work and lift sanctions.Iran expects that by late April or early May, negotiators will “start the drafting of the final document,” Zarif told reporters Wednesday. This week’s talks were the deepest to date, said a U.S. official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The official, as well as diplomats from France and Germany, supported the idea that an accord is possible before the July 20 deadline.This week in Vienna, negotiators tried to set parameters for Iran’s uranium-enrichment work, addressed concerns over a heavy-water reactor in Arak, and discussed sanctions relief.
World powers are concerned that the highly enriched uranium and plutonium Iran would be capable of producing might be used for nuclear weapons.Iran insists it has no intention of building a bomb.
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