The Foreign Ministers of the 5+1 (US, Britain, France, China, and Russia) have already met this morning with Russias Deputy Foreign Minister representing Sergei Lavrov, who left Lausanne on Monday night and a plenary session with Iran began just before 8 a.m. local time and ended about 40 minutes later.
The deadline for a comprehensive deal is July 1, but last month the US said that an agreement on General Principles must be reached by March 31.
A senior Iranian negotiator, Hamid Baeedinejad,said late Mondaythat there is no talk of an extension beyond tonight: All emphasize that the chance should not be missed and they are all doing their best. The marathon meetings will continue so as we reach a final agreement.
Baeedinejad explained that important political aspects still have to resolved.
The two sides are still debating issues such as Irans research-and-development uranium centrifuges; the timing of the removal of US-led sanctions; and the duration of an agreement.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the lead Iranian negotiator, also indicated on Sunday that Tehran has not contrary to earlier reports agreed to ship almost all of its enriched uranium out of the country, a vital condition for the US and its allies.
The negotiations resumed last Thursday in Lausanne, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry opening the discussions. The other Foreign Ministers of the 5+1 joined the talks over the weekend.
By EA WorldView
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