The German foreign minister has called on all sides involved in the talks over Irans nuclear energy program to exhaust all their efforts to clinch a final deal before the July 20 deadline.
I hope that the July 20 date isnt called into question, so all participants should exercise as much of their engagement and effort as possible to reach a conclusion in this timeframe, said Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said on the same day that all the negotiating sides are determined to find a solution to the Wests decade-old dispute with Iran over the countrys nuclear energy program.
There is a chance that Iran and the P5+1 group will manage to overcome their disagreements and reach a final deal by July 20, added the Russian diplomat.
The comments come as Iran and the P5+1 Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany have been holding a new round of talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna since Tuesday to iron out their differences and finalize a permanent deal on Tehrans nuclear energy program.
The two sides inked an interim accord in Geneva, Switzerland, last November, and set July 20, 2014 as the deadline to clinch a long-term nuclear agreement.
On June 18, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran and the six countries had started drafting a final deal despite the remaining fundamental differences, adding that if the other side shows political will, a comprehensive accord could be reached by the deadline.