There are still significant points of disagreement on Iranian nuclear issue and they have to be worked through, US Secretary of State Kerry said Monday.VIENNA, November 24 (Sputnik) Despite progress achieved innuclear talks withIran, the future negotiations are not going tobe easy, US Secretary ofState John Kerry said Monday.
"In these last days inVienna we have made real and substantial progress and we have seen new ideas surface," the top US diplomat said.
"At this point we have developed a clear understanding what that kind ofdeal could look like. But there are still significant points ofdisagreement and they have tobe worked through," he continued.
"These talks are not going toget easier just because we extend them. They're tough. They've been tough. And they're going tostay tough," Kerry said.
The final roundof the talks betweenTehran and the P5+1 group began onNovember 18 inVienna. Russia, the United States, United Kingdom, France, China and Germany were expected tosign a comprehensive long-term deal withIran byNovember 24.
The negotiations onthe Iran nuclear deal, however, were extended foradditional seven months withthe sides aiming atfinishing the political agreement withinfour months, according toKerry.
The P5+1 group ofsix world powers joined diplomatic efforts in2006 followingwestern countries' suspicion that Iran was trying tobuild a nuclear weapon. Tehran, inturn, has repeatedly stated that its nuclear program is peaceful and that the country would not give upon it.
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