Iran Sanctions, Arak Reactor Remain Unresolved in Nuclear Talks: Ryabkov
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The issue of the Arak nuclear reactor and existing sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities are among issues that have remained unresolved in Iran talks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
An agreement on the issue of Iran's disputed nuclear program would bolster global security, but unresolved issues, such as sanctions imposed on Iran and the work of the Arak reactor, stand in the way of a final deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has announced.
"Despite the attempts of some circles in the international community to question the appropriateness of this agreement…we believe that the outcome that we currently foresee for these negotiation efforts would definitely strengthen global and regional security," Ryabkov said as he arrived in Geneva for the 11th round of Iran nuclear talks, scheduled for Wednesday.
Ryabkov also expressed the hope that there would be no rollback in the negotiations this time, adding, however, that an agreement might not be reached tomorrow or the day after and that many issues, such as sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear activity and the work of the Arak reactor, remain unresolved.
"All these questions, unfortunately, are still in the category of unresolved issues," Ryabkov said, adding that assessing which issue is a more pressing one would be harmful to the process of achieving a positive result in Iran talks, Sputnik reported.
"I do not want to single out any of them with respect to other aspects not because it is hard for us to determine what is at the center and what remains on the side, but because we have been dealing with this as a package for a long time and an internal balances between the different components of the deal are very sensitive," Ryabkov stressed.