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Monday 8 December 2014 - 12:44
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Iran, P5+1 talks will continue before new year, but not in Vienna: Moscow

MOSCOW, December 8 (Sputnik) A new roundof talks betweenIran and P5+1 onTehran's nuclear program will be held beforethe end ofthe year, butnot inVienna, Austria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday.
"[The meeting] will definitely be held beforeNew Year's, and it won't be inVienna. A date afterthe 20th [of December] would be too late because ofthe West's Christmas [season]. I think it will be beforeDecember 20," Ryabkov said.

According toRyabkov, Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton is confirmed again asa special adviser and will continue tocoordinate the talks.

"As you have seen, the European External Action Service said that [EU foreign policy chief Federica] Mogherini is going topersonally participate inthe events that will be held onthe ministerial level," deputy foreign minister added.

"All this, inour view, demonstrates the determination not tolose the tempo and dynamics and tocomplete what was brought toa high degree ofreadiness, buthas not been totally settled. We [Russia] will participate init withfull responsibility, aswe did before," Ryabkov stressed.

Tehran has been a target ofsanctions imposed bythe UN Security Council, aswell asthe European Union, the United States, and several other countries overallegations that Iran is attempting toproduce nuclear weapons underthe guise ofa civilian nuclear energy program.

These claims have been repeatedly denied byTehran officials, who state that Iran's nuclear development is peaceful innature and aimed purely atsatisfying the country's energy needs.

Last year, Iran and the P5+1 group ofinternational mediators comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany committed toan agreement witha July 2014 deadline. The deadline was later extended toNovember 24.

After heated negotiations the November 24 deadline passed withoutan agreement and all parties stated their intention tocontinue the dialogue, setting a new deadline ofJuly 2015.

By Sputnik News

 

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