2nd Day of Iran Nuclear Talks Wraps up in Vienna
VIENNA (Tasnim) - Negotiators from Iran and six world powers on Wednesday concluded the second day of talks over Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program.
Representatives from Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) had started the final round of talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to reach a nuclear agreement before the November 24 deadline.
A US state department official was quoted as saying that the two sides would resume the talks on Thursday.
Iran’s uranium enrichment capacity and the time-table for the removal of sanctions are said to be the main stumbling blocks in the negotiations.
Tehran wants the sanctions entirely lifted while Washington, under pressure from the pro-Israeli lobby, insists that at least the UN-imposed sanctions should remain in place.
On Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is within reach provided that the other side raises no excessive demands.
“If the other side in the nuclear talks has the political will and avoids excessive demands, the conditions are ready for (the two sides) to reach an agreement,” Rouhani said.