According to Iranian delegate, Iran has received a signal from the United States and the European Union in regard to their readiness to lift economic sanctions imposed against Tehran after a full agreement on the country�s nuclear program is concluded.
LAUSANNE (Sputnik)���Iran has received a signal from�the United States and the European Union in�regard to�their readiness to�lift economic sanctions imposed against�Tehran after�a full agreement on�the country�s nuclear program is concluded, an Iranian delegate told RIA Novosti on�Friday.�The Iranian delegation got a signal from�the Americans and European over�their readiness to�lift economic sanctions immediately after�the publication of�an all-encompassing agreement. The main problem in�lifting the sanctions are the sanctions imposed by�the UN Security Council and the US sanctions that need to�be approved by�Congress,� the delegate said.

The UN Security Council alongside�some other countries has imposed several rounds of�sanctions against�Iran over�fears it could develop nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a peaceful program. The UN sanctions prohibit nuclear cooperation and arms trade with�Iran, as�well as�international investments into�the Islamic republic's gas, oil and pharmaceutical industries.

Since November 2013, Iran and the P5+1 group of�international negotiators, comprising Germany and the five UN Security Council permanent members, namely Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom and France, have been trying to�reach a long-term nuclear deal guaranteeing the peaceful nature of�Tehran's nuclear program.

The deadline for�a long-term comprehensive agreement on�Iran's nuclear program is July.

Currently, negotiations between�Tehran and P5+1 group are taking place in�the Swiss city of�Lausanne, with�Iran trying to�persuade the international community to�lift some of�the economic sanctions.


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