Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has announced that certain progress has been made in the ongoing Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne.


LAUSANNE (Sputnik) � Certain progress has been made in�the ongoing Iran nuclear talks in�Lausanne, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has announced, adding that concrete decisions are expected to�be made on�Sunday.

"We have made some progress in�the form of�developing new ideas, but�we don't have any solution yet. We hope that we can come to�a conclusion on�these new ideas and make some solutions tomorrow," Araqchi told journalists on�Saturday, answering a question from�a Sputnik reporter.

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who arrived in�Lausanne on�Saturday, announced that the P5+1 group of�international negotiators and Tehran "have never been so close to�a deal," but�stressed that some critical issues remain unsolved.

China's chief negotiator at�the Iran nuclear talks, Wang Qun, told RIA Novosti on�Saturday that Russia and China were working on�new proposals to�resolve the remaining differences on�the Iranian nuclear program.The West has been accusing Iran of�working on�the development of�nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a civilian program. Tehran has repeatedly stressed that its nuclear activities are aimed at�meeting Iran's growing energy needs and are for�peaceful purposes only.

Since November 2013, Tehran and the P5+1 group, which includes Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, have been holding talks aimed at�reaching an agreement that will ensure the peaceful nature of�Iran's nuclear program.

The most recent round�of negotiations on�Iran started in�the Swiss city of�Lausanne on�Thursday and will last until�Sunday, March 29.

The final agreement on�Iran's nuclear activities is expected to�be reached by�July, 2015. The political framework for�the deal should be agreed upon�by the end of�March.


By Sputnik News