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Saturday 28 February 2015 - 14:59
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Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks at sensitive point: Zarif

Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks at sensitive point: Zarif
[caption id="attachment_153424" align="alignright" width="217"]Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni attend a joint press conference in Tehran on February 28, 2015. Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni attend a joint press conference in Tehran on February 28, 2015.[/caption]

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the countrys negotiations with the P5+1 countries over Tehrans nuclear program have reached a "sensitive point."

Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif added that negotiators of Iran and the United States held "accurate" and fruitfultalks in the Swiss city of Geneva on February 22 and 23.

We have announced many times that as long as general issues are not agreed upon, there will not be any agreement, the Iranian minister said.

He emphasized that there would be no deal unless the sides reach an agreement on all issues.

The top Iranian nuclear negotiator said the sides certainly made "some serious progress" in Geneva, expressing hope the negotiating sideswould also makeprogress next week on other issues, especially the lifting of sanctions.

"In that case, we will draw it up in the form of a comprehensive and accurate deal," said Iran's diplomacy chief.

Nuclear talks between representatives from Iran and the United States were held in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 22 and 23 and the two sides held three rounds of negotiations in two days in an attempt to narrow their differencesahead of a key July1deadline for reaching a comprehensive deal.

Both topIranian and USdiplomats said some progress was made toward a final deal.

Political directors from Iran and the P5+1 groups foreign ministries will hold a fresh round of talks about Tehrans nuclear program in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 5, EU spokeswoman, Catherine Ray, said on Friday.

A series of bilateral meetings will also be held prior to the planned high-level talks between negotiators from Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, she added.

Iran and the P5+1 countries -- Britain, France, China, Russia, and the United States plus Germany are making attempts to narrow their differences on the outstanding issues related to Tehran's nuclear program.

By Press TV
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