Hopefully, the negotiating sides can�reach�an agreement on Tehran's nuclear industry by Wednesday evening.
LAUSANNE (Sputnik)�� US Secretary of�State John Kerry said on�Wednesday he hopes the P5+1 group of�international negotiators and Iran will reach a�deal�on�Tehran's disputed nuclear development program by�evening."We are hoping," Kerry�told�journalists in�the Swiss city of�Lausanne, where negotiations between�six world powers and Iran have been underway ahead of�Wednesday's framework agreement deadline.

Earlier in�the day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that most steps toward�an agreement between�world powers and Iran have been made.

kThe P5+1 countries�� Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany�� have been negotiating with�Iran to�halt its uranium enrichment program, fearing Tehran is developing nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a civilian energy program.Tuesday was the deadline for�the negotiators to�hammer out�an agreement but�the talks continued into�the night and resumed on�Wednesday.

A joint statement on�the�progress�of�the negotiations is�expected�to�be made later on�Wednesday, according to�Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.


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