An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the trilateral talks among Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and US Secretary of State John Kerry over Tehrans nuclear energy program were productive.Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who is also a member of Irans nuclear negotiating team, told reporters in the Swiss city of Geneva late on Friday that the negotiations between the three senior diplomats were productive, stressing that lots of work still remains to be done.
He added that the talks, which are aimed at hammering out a draft deal on Tehrans nuclear case, are set to continue on Saturday.
American sources also said progress has been made, but there is more work to do.
Zarif, Ashton and Kerry held five hours of intense negotiations on Friday. The three were working on a draft agreement which many say could be a breakthrough in the resolution of the Iranian nuclear case.
Diplomatic sources have so far described the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- the United States, China, Russia, France and Britain -- plus Germany, as good.
Meanwhile, the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers have decided to go to Geneva. Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi will travel to Switzerland on Saturday.
Negotiations over the Iranian nuclear case began in Geneva on Thursday, and were joined by the US secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on Friday.
On Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister said, If all parties make efforts, we could reach an agreement in the negotiations in Geneva.
Ahead of the Geneva talks, Araqchi, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will enter the talks with seriousness, expressing hope for substantial progress in the discussions.
By Press TV
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